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'Less a translation than an adaptation. Less an adaptation, in fact, than an original poem of considerable power... The language of War Music is applied with such a barbaric certainty of touch that, even at its most gorgeous or most ferocious, we are hardly aware of it. This is a work of a highly literary quality in which everything is vividly imagined, every image freshly minted.' Derek Mahon, Observer; 'The best translation of Homer since Pope's...' Gary Wills, New York Review of Books; 'Homer is re-experienced, is given the mystery of creative echo... Translation of genius.' George Steiner, Sunday Times; 'A work of great virtuosity, something completely original in style and stance... It is tremendously graphic, full of felicities as well as stark colloquialisms pointing up the drama. It is the perfect introduction to Homer, faithful in tone and spirit to the essential Greekness of the old poem.' Lawrence Durrell, London Magazine
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This text contains the first three volumes of Christopher Logue's recomposition of Homer's "Iliad - Kings", "The Husbands" and "War Music".
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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Finest poetry, finest writing I've come across this year.,
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This review is from: War Music: Account of Books 16-19 of Homer's "Iliad" (Paperback)
Astounding. I bought this volume this morning for thirty pence from a charity shop in West Norwood - never having heard of Christopher Logue - and consumed it in the space of one afternoon and evening. Great to feel again - after too long - the quickening that great writing can put into your step, your imagination and your heart. Bought me to tears as I finished the first section at Two O'clock in Brockwell Park. Nine O'clock now and I have (for the first time) finished the whole thing and - with gratitude - discovered that there is MORE of this guys 'translation' of Homer to read. A great day; thank you Christopher Logue...
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This review is from: War Music: an account of Books 1-4 and 16-19 of Homer's Iliad (Paperback)
I was aware of Christopher Logue long before I became aware of War Music from his contributions to Private Eye and strangely I first became aware of War Music in [I assume] a BBC radio production. I'm not sure of the date but I think it was early in '79 but I could be totally mistaken. It was not a full cast production - I think I remember only a single narrator with impressive sound effects.
It was brilliant and made a big impression so much so that I listened to it again when it was rebroadcast some time later. I've never been able to track down details of this production. When I saw War Music in print for I immediately obtained it and I've re-read regularly since then - a period of over 25 years. Each time it produces the same feelings that others have described. I've read various "translations" of Homer's "original" and this while never a strict translation in the usually accepted term outshines them all in it's use of language. Logue's descriptive ability is amazing. It's has been and always will be one of my very favourite books
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This review is from: War Music: an account of Books 1-4 and 16-19 of Homer's Iliad (Paperback)
I came upon this volume purely by chance and was completely delighted by it. A retelling of some books of Homer's Iliad, it's tender and brutal, sad, funny and rather wonderful all at once. You'll be engrossed by it and, like me, won't be able to wait to get the two follow-up volumes.
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