Theodore Alois William Buckley (1825–1856) was a translator of

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

and other classical works. In 1852 Buckley published the book "''The great cities of the ancient world in their glory and their desolation''". This book depicts stories, descriptions and legends surrounding the great ancient cities. The book has had many revisions and new editions, two of which were in the first year of publishing, one of which included illustrations. The third edition was published in 1855 and new editions followed in 1858, 1864, 1878 and 1896. In 1851 his literal prose translation of Homer's Odyssey, with explanatory notes, was published in Bohn's Classical Library series. In 1873 he published a literal prose translation of the complete text of The ''

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Ody ...

'',Theodore Alois Buckley's translation of The ''Iliad''
/ref> in which he included explanatory notes. He was the son of William Richard Buckley of

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and matriculated from

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in 1845 (BA 1849, MA 1853).

References

Sources

* ''Alumni Oxoniensis: The Members of The University of Oxford, 1715 - 1886: Their Parentage''

External links

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Theodore Alois Buckley's translation of ''The Iliad''
on

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1825 births 1856 deaths British translators Translators of Ancient Greek texts Translators of Homer {{UK-translator-stub