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Jan 1, 1841 — Jan 1, 1905· 64 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AUTHOR · HISTORY AND CRITICISM · GREEK

Richard Claverhouse Jebb

Also known as: Richard Claverhouse Jebb, Richard C. Jebb

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British classical scholar and politician

Dundee, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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The Iliad is the earliest known work of Western literature.

— from Homer, 1998

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Erasmus

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In this very readable biography, a noted scholar traces Erasmus's youth, his years as an itinerant scholar, sojourns in England, France, Switzerland, and Italy, friendship with Sir Thomas More, and disputes with Martin Luther. The author also probes Erasmus's mind and character and discusses his writings ...

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Homer

1998

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the Odyssey completely retold; Ulrich Karger hat die weltberühmten Gesänge der Odyssee in zeitgemäße Prosa übertragen. Erschienen in einer HC-Ausgabe (1996) und in Neuausgaben (Schulbuch-Taschenbuch, 2004 + E-Book-Ausgabe, 2015). Seine vollständige Nacherzählung dieses Epos ist ergänzt um ein informatives Vorwort und einen umfangreichen Anhang (1996, 2015) bzw. einem von Ute Reuter zusammengestellten Materialenanhang.

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Translations

1997

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The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camp, a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers is making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group, Brian Friel skillfully reveals the far-reaching personal and cultural effects of an action which is at first sight purely administrative.

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