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The Iliad
(Paperback, 1997)
Other Editions...
Author: Homer
Retells in simple language the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Ac...
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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1853262420
ISBN-13: 9781853262425
Aug 1997
Publisher: Lb May & Assoc Inc
Wordsworth Classics Series
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Retells in simple language the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
| Details | | Series: | Wordsworth Classics Series |
| Size | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
With the publication of Robert Fagels's impressive translation of the Odyssey (Viking Penguin, 1996, pap.) and now this equally impressive translation of the Iliad by Lombardo, this year seems to blazon something of a Homeric renaissance. Lombardo concedes from the start that "Homer's musicality cannot be heard in any kind of English," and so he does not compose his Iliad in hexameters or, for that matter, in any standard, regular meter. Instead, based on his experience as an oral performer of Homer's poetry, he writes the lines "based on the cadences of natural speech." The result is a Homer that "is brought to life" for the modern reader with no loss of original integrity the achievement of a scholar, translator, and performer. Accessible and readable as Lombardo's translation is, it is rendered even more so by the superb, comprehensive introduction by Sheila Murnaghan, which provides a rich but lucid discussion of the classical context of the epic. A helpful appendix provides thumbnail sketches of the major characters, a catalog of combat deaths, and an "Index of Speeches." This handsome, superbly done Iliad will be read and enjoyed by everyone. Highly recommended for all libraries. Thomas F. Merrill, formerly with Univ. of Delaware
(06/15/1997)
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