The Humour of Homer and Other Essays
The Humour of Homer and Other Essays

Author: Samuel Butler

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-09

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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The following book is a collection of essays written by Samuel Butler. He was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel 'Erewhon' and the semi-autobiographical novel 'The Way of All Flesh'. The book also serves as an introduction to Butler's life in general. Featured essays in this book include 'The Humour of Homer', 'Ramblings in Cheapside', and 'The Aunt, the Nieces, and the Dog'.

The Humour of Homer
The Humour of Homer

Author: Samuel Butler

Publisher: The Floating Press

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1775450961

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Samuel Butler was regarded as an expert on ancient Greek literature, and several of his translations of texts from the period remain authoritative and continue to be used by scholars and students. This diverse collection brings together a number of essays, sketches, short stories and other pieces that offer a comprehensive introduction to Butler's incisive and engaging style.

In Praise of Comedy
In Praise of Comedy

Author: James Feibleman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-04-26

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1000579239

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First published in 1939, the original blurb reads: We have learned much lately concerning theories of laughter, yet laughter is only what we do about comedy. What is comedy itself? In this work the history of comic instances is combed in the search for the truth about comedy. Today, when laughter is stifled in so many countries, an exposition of comedy shows it to have a universal and necessary character. Comedy, as its natures reveals, is one criterion of the state of human culture; it is highly contemporary and requires freedom – but freedom for adventure, not for routine. After a chapter devoted to the explanation of a logical theory of comedy, the modern comedians are examined, and the humour of every one, from the Marx Brothers to surrealism, from Gertrude Stein to Mickey Mouse, from James Joyce to Charlie Chaplin, is shown to be a constant, inherent in the same set of unchanging conditions.

The Opera
The Opera

Author: R. A. Streatfeild

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Opera" (A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory) by R. A. Streatfeild. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey

Author: Homer

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2009-04-16

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 1427028427

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Homer's great epic poem of adventure is the tale of a warrior who tries to return home to his wife and family but must first overcome a series of obstacles and escape from many traps. Butler's translation (1900) preserves the aura and atmosphere of this ancient classic.