The Iliad
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143059289 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 538 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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In short: In 2015, this is the best translation to get. James Liu Before I begin, a disclaimer. This review is not written to help you decide whether to read the Iliad. It is to help you decide which translation of the Iliad to choose. In short: In 2015, this is the best translation to get. Get it in paper, not Kindle.Peter Green states in the introduction that he is following in the footsteps of Lattimore, to preserve as much of . "Lattimore's translation of The Odyssey (Amazon combines reviews for ALL translations)" according to Jill Clardy. I just completed a Continuing Studies course on The Odyssey at Stanford University conducted by the venerable Dr. Marsh McCall who actually made it a fun and fascinating class. During the class, we read from two of the most modern translations, this one from Lattmore as well as Robert Fagles' more recent translation. I found myself reading with both books open to th. "I got the T.E. Lawrence translation -- it's prose!!" according to Sarah A. Rolph. This is absurd. Amazon must stop this nutty practice of selling any old Odyssey and combining the descriptions. I am trying to find a specific translation and thought I had. You can't just call it one thing and deliver another. It's like sending a different book. It IS sending a different book! We need to take action on this beyond the review section.
This masterful new verse translation of Homer's classic story of the Trojan War has been hailed by critics as "an astonishing performance" and "a remarkable tour de force." Robert Fagles, chairman of the Department of Comparative Literature at Princeton University, brings the energy of contemporary language of this 2,700-year-old epic, while maintaining the drive and metric music of Homer's poetry, as well as the impact and nuance of Homer's mesmerizing repeated phrases. As a scholar, Fagles praises Homer's directness and simplicity, the breadth of his imagination, and the power of his song. As a translator, he brilliantly captures these very qualities-which makes this Iliad not only a superb literary work, but a tremendous listening experience.
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