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The Iliad by Homer (Paperback, 1995)

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Iliad (Wordsworth Classics). With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London. This new edition includes a critical introduction and extensive notes, rendering Chapman's extraordinary poetic masterpiece accessible to modern readers.

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The product of more than a decade's continuous work (1598-1611), Chapman's translation of Homer's great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power of The Iliad. In muscular, onward-rolling verse Chapman retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks and Trojans. Chapman regarded the translation of this epic, and of Homer's Odyssey (also available in Wordsworth Editions) as his life's work, and dedicated himself to capturing the 'soul' of the poem. Swinburne praised the resulting translation for its romantic and sometimes barbaric grandeur, its freshness, strength, and inexhaustible fire , qualities that reflect the grandeur, fire and brutality of the original poem. This new edition includes a critical introduction and extensive notes, rendering Chapman's extraordinary poetic masterpiece accessible to modern readers AUTHOR: The two earliest surviving poetic works of ancient Greece, the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey' are attributed to 'Homer', but it seems likely that no such individual existed, the works being developed over an extended period of time until they achieved their final form in the 6th century BC. Whatever their origins, these epic poems were a major influence in the development of Greek culture.

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Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN-13
9781853262425
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96602890

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Iliad
Author
Homer
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
1995
Number of Pages
448 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
278g

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Homer
Series Title
Wordsworth Classics
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by HCC755x9RRa@Del...08 Jan, 2013
Couldn't get into it.
60 years ago I was told about Homer's works "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey." In my old age I now had time to tackle them, and goodness knows one couldn't complain about the price. I loved the "Odyssey" but just couldn't get into the "Iliad."
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