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The Authoress of the Odyssey Where and when she wrote, who she was, the use she made of the Iliad, and how the poem grew under her hands

Samuel Butler · 1897

In this 1897 work of literary speculation, Samuel Butler argues that the Odyssey was written by a woman, examining where and when she lived, how she used the Iliad, and how the poem took shape under her hand.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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