The complete online text of The Humour of Homer and Other Essays by Samuel Butler (novelist).

The English novelist and essayist Samuel Butler (1835-1902) was a critic of established religious, social, and scientific ideas. Samuel Butler was born on Dec. 4, 1835, in Langar, near Bingham, Nottinghamshire, the son of the local vicar. In a time of co...

The English poet Samuel Butler (ca. 1613-1680) is best known as the author of "Hudibras," a long comic poem that satirizes the Puritans. The exact date of Samuel Butler's birth is unknown. He was baptized Feb. 14, 1613, in Strensham, Worcestershire. The...

Although Samuel Butler was largely overlooked by the general public in his own time— only one of his books, Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later (1901), was published without financial support from its author—Samuel Butler achieved fame soon...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Essay Questions And Answers 1. How have scholars set the date of composition for the Odyssey? Answer. The Odyssey was originally an oral epic (a poem to be recited from memory). Since scholars have established that only in illiterate societies can...

After reading the Homeric poems, and indeed after reading interpretations of them, I cannot help asking about Homer and wondering what he thought he was doing. (Ford 1992, 1) Andrew Ford's question haunts all who undertake the study of Homer, that...