The Odyssey is, indeed, one of the greatest of all stories, it is the original romance of the West; but the Iliad, though a magnificent poem, is not much of a story.
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But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time.
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| Birth: | 23rd October, 1845 |
| Death: | 28th January, 1933 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Critic, Historian, Writer |
About
George Edward Bateman Saintsbury was born in Southampton, England. He was an English writer, literary historian, and critic. He earned a first class B.A. degree in Classical Mods in 1865 and an M.A. degree in 1868 from Merton College, Oxford University. He served as a professor of rhetoric and English literature at the University of Edinburgh from 1895-1915. He wrote several books include: Primer of French Literature, A short history of French literature, A History of Elizabethan Literature, Sir Walter Scott, The earlier Renaissance, Loci Critici, Historical Manual of English Prosody, A Short History of English Literature, A History of English Criticism, and A History of English Prose Rhythm.
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