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War Music: an account of Books 1-4 and 16-19 of Homer's Iliad (Paperback)

by Christopher Logue (Author), Homer (Author)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (3 Dec 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0571209076
ISBN-13: 978-0571209071
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Finest poetry, finest writing I've come across this year., 29 Aug 2000

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful poetic rendering of the Iliad, 19 Feb 2002

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A wonderful, cinematic versiion of parts of the Iliad, which I have been reading and re-reading for years. The clash of arms, the jealousies- all come vividly to life in these books, which are not translations, but poetic reconstructions. When can Mr Logue write another book? Please?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Soooooo Good, 7 Feb 2008

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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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