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'Mueller deserves full praise for treating one of the most influential and jealously guarded texts in Western culture with an enlivening and communicative intelligence' - Critical Quaterly. 'It is the best single work on the poem that I know... Mueller has a genius for explaining important and subtle aspects of Homer with a clarity that should make the study available even to readers who know very little about Homer' - --George De F. Lord, Yale University.
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This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London.
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.
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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This is specifically a review of Martin Hammond's translation of the Iliad (I've noticed that reviews for different editions often appear lumped together). This is by far the best translation of the Iliad I have ever encountered and it led me to finally read the Iliad from beginning to end without skipping bits or skimming. It is a modern prose translation but is also extremely faithful to the meaning of the original Greek (since the translator is not forced to try to turn his translation into verse). I simply cannot recommend it enough. Another touch that I like is that Hammond has given the different characters names that are far closer to the original Greek (e.g. Achilleus, Aias, Patroklos, Hektor).
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The Iliad of Homer focuses on the actions of the hero Achilleus and their consequences. Homer tells the story of the Trojan War, not only the battles, but also looking at the misery of war, fate and the role of the gods. His use of formulae enforce certain ideas upon his audience, Homer's descriptions of death often include the same formulaic phrase such as "his soul sank down to Hades" this is used to symbolise the death of not only the person in question, but the deaths of the many victims of war, all become equal in death. In this way, the epic is not only a war story, but a story of emotion and real life. It is also important to remember that Homer composed the poem to be recited rather than read, this can make the book seem long and perhaps even a little tedious to read at times, but perseverance is highly rewarding. The Iliad and Odyssey are perhaps two of the most important pieces of literature in existence, it is a pity that they are not more widely known and appreciated.
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Good extra reading for anyone doing AS level Classical Civilisations
I got this book because my teacher said to read something classical over the holidays and since this is the 'prologue' to my set text I though this would be ideal. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Walker reviews
The ground is dark with blood
With many books, translations are negligible, with two obvious exceptions, one is the Bible, and surprisingly the other is The Iliad. Read more
Published 9 months ago by bernie
Worthy of your time
Like an earlier paper back version of the Wordsworth Edition 1995 ISBN 1 85326 242 0 it is a very comfortable read. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P E Leset
Too hard to read
I bought this after being one of the few to enjoy the Troy movie. I didn't realise what I was getting myself into with the style of prose and just didn't have the patience or time... Read more
Published 15 months ago by KaesarSosei
Full of typos
This version has typos on almost every page. I would recommend spending some more money on the other versions of the Iliad instead. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2005 by David Jameson
Full of depth, and, well, violence...
The characterisation in this epic are second to none. The battle scenes are sometimes brutal and always surprising, but this is contrasted with an amazingly in depth story of love... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2000
Blood gore and classic literature
I've just finished the Iliad. I had decided to read it for the Trojan Horse and the Achilles Heel references - and neither are in the book. Read more
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