The Iliad - Softcover

Homer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226469409 ISBN 13: 9780226469409

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1961

Synopsis

"Each new generation is bound to produce new translations. [Lattimore] has done better with nobility, as well as with accuracy, than any other modern verse translator. [In] our age we do not often find a fine scholar who is also a genuine poet and who takes the greatest pains over the work of translation."--Hugh Lloyd-Jones, New York Review of Books

About this title

Review:

"Other competent translations of Homer exist, but none accomplish what Merrill aims for: to convey to the reader-listener in translation the meaning and the sounds of Homer, coming as close as possible to the poetry of the original. Merrill accomplishes this virtuosic achievement by translating Homer's Greek into English hexameters, a process requiring not only a full understanding of the original Greek, but also an unusual mostery of the sounds, rhythms, and nuances of English." - Stephen G. Daitz, Professor Emeritus of Classics, City University of New York"

Book Description:

A stunning new translation of the classic tale of the fall of Troy from one of the world's finest translators. If you enjoyed THE SONG OF ACHILLES, discover the original and the best...

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1961
• ISBN 10: 0226469409
• ISBN 13: 9780226469409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520