"In 1713, when he was only 25, Alexander Pope assumed a momentous risk. Barred by his Roman Catholic religion from the normal apparatus of Government and private patronage, he took subscriptions for a large-scale project that filled his life for the next seven years...The result was a version of Homer's 'Iliad' that S. Johnson pronounced - greatest translation ever achieved in English..." -Garry Wills, NY TIMES
— Apr 07, 2018 04:24AM
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