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Iliad : A New Prose Translation by Homer (1988, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140444440
ISBN-139780140444445
eBay Product ID (ePID)45873
Product Key Features
Book TitleIliad : a New Prose Translation
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1988
TopicEpic, Folklore & Mythology, Ancient & Classical
IllustratorYes
GenrePoetry, Social Science
AuthorHomer
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN88-167175
Reviews"Fitzgerald has solved virtually every problem that has plagued translators of Homer. The narrative runs, the dialogue speaks, the military action is clear, and the repetitive epithets become useful text rather than exotic relics." Atlantic Monthly "Fitzgerald's swift rhythms, bright images, and superb English make Homer live as never before…This is for every reader in our time and possibly for all time." Library Journal "[Fitzgerald's Odyssey and Iliad ] open up once more the unique greatness of Homer's art at the level above the formula; yet at the same time they do not neglect the brilliant texture of Homeric verse at the level of the line and the phrase." The Yale Review "What an age can read in Homer, what its translators can manage to say in his presence, is one gauge of its morale, one index to its system of exultations and reticences. The supple, the iridescent, the ironic, these modes are among our strengths, and among Mr. Fitzgerald's." National Review With an Introduction by Gregory Nagy
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal883/.01
SynopsisThe greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization--an epic poem without rival in world literature and a cornerstone of Western culture The story of the Iliad centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilles's killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background. The Iliad is the first of the great tragedies. This prose translation features an excellent introduction and textual commentary by the translator, Martin Hammond. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilisation - an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone of Western culture. The story of the Iliad centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background. The Iliad is the first of the great tragedies.
LC Classification NumberPA4025.A2
