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The Iliad
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Iliad
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Homer
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Introduction and notes by Adam Roberts
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Series edited by Dr. Keith Carabine
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Series | Wordsworth Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:448 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Literary essays |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781853262425
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Classifications | Dewey:883.01 |
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Edition |
New edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Imprint |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Publication Date |
5 March 1995 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
With an 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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