At my college graduation, the speaker was a gruff professor. He was one of those older men whom people somewhat patronizingly describe as a teddy bear to convey the idea that while he looks like Santa Claus, they wouldn’t be surprised to see him arraigned on assault charges at the local courthouse....
Only had to read parts of it, but I tried to compliment by reading summaries of the parts I had to skip. The poem deifinetly exceeded my expectations. The story combined with the politics between humans themselves and the gods plus the constant interferance of "fate" proved to be a stimulating rea...
I read the Iliad because I am re-reading the Odyssey before I attempt Ulysses by Joyce. I figured, probably like some other readers here, I might as well read the Iliad because the stories are related.I plodded along through this. The interactions and scheming between the gods was by far the most in...
Translator's PrefaceIntroductionThe Spelling and Pronunciation of Homeric NamesMaps--The IliadThe Genealogy of the Royal House of TroyTextual Variants from the Oxford Classical TextNotes on the TranslationSuggestions for Further ReadingPronouncing Glossary
Translator's PrefaceIntroductionThe Spelling and Pronunciation of Homeric NamesMaps--The IliadThe Genealogy of the Royal House of TroyTextual Variants from the Oxford Classical TextNotes on the TranslationSuggestions for Further ReadingPronouncing Glossary
Review taken from my blog, The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia (http://hauntedorchid.blogspot.com/2012/01/audiobook-review-iliad.html)Story:I've actually read The Iliad once before-made it my summer camping at the beach read one year. Admittedly, I thought it was good but not "Oh my gosh, this book is ...
Many people prefer the Odyssey to the Iliad, but to me the Iliad is the superior work by far. Through the character of Akhilleus Homer calls into question the whole value of immortality through fame that the warrior culture of Ancient Greece was based on. In the great national epic of Greece none ...
Two things I learned from this:- Translation is everything. Fagles isn't perfect, but he moves quickly and easily - not too stilted or weird - and he doesn't skimp on the blood and guts.- Introduction is awfully important. Bernard Knox is a new hero of mine; this intro is widely and correctly cons...
UPDATE JAN 2013: I finished reading [a:Stephen Mitchell|6373|Stephen Mitchell|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1237163337p2/6373.jpg]'s translation soon after the New Year and can't recommend it enough.And, as with any good literature, I find that upon rereading the Iliad, I got something more out of ...
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