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| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad of Homer Homer, 2011-09-19 Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation. For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation—the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century—while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verses—with their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greek—remain unchanged, but classicist Richard Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers. A new introduction sets the poem in the wider context of Greek life, warfare, society, and poetry, while line-by-line notes at the back of the volume offer explanations of unfamiliar terms, information about the Greek gods and heroes, and literary appreciation. A glossary and maps round out the book. The result is a volume that actively invites readers into Homer's poem, helping them to understand fully the worlds in which he and his heroes lived—and thus enabling them to marvel, as so many have for centuries, at Hektor and Ajax, Paris and Helen, and the devastating rage of Achilleus. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Homer's Iliad Norman Postlethwaite, 2000 This book introduces the general reader, as well as the student of Classics, to one of the masterpieces of European literature, the Iliad of Homer, in the English translation of Richmond Lattimore. It offers the background which readers need to understand the poem's detail of story and characters, and it provides a step-by-step guide to the story's unravelling and to the literary features which have ensured its enduring popularity since its composition in 750 BC. The edition is designed specifically for the reader who has neither Greek nor any previous knowledge of Homer and approaches the poem as a literary text, seeking to identify the poet's techniques and to assess their effects. It can be used both as a continous reading alongside Lattimore's (or any other) translation and as a reference work for specific points of textual understanding or interpretation. There is a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography and a guide to further reading. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad of Homer Homer, 1865 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: A Companion to The Iliad Malcolm M. Willcock, 2013-08-14 Those who are able to read Homer in Greek have ample recourse to commentaries, but the vast majority who read the Iliad in translation have not been so well served—the many available translations contain few, if any, notes. For these readers, Malcolm M. Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains the many factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad. The notes, which always relate to particular lines in the text, have as their prime aim the simple, factual explanation of things the inexperienced reader would be unlikely to have at his or her command (What is a hecatomb? Who is Atreus' son?). Second, they enhance an appreciation of the Iliad by illuminating epic style, Homer's methods of composition, the structure of the work, and the characterization of the major heroes. The Homeric Question, concerning the origin and authorship of the Iliad, is also discussed. Professor Willcock's commentary is based on Richmond Lattimore's translation—regarded by many as the outstanding translation of the present generation—but it may be used profitably with other versions as well. This clearly written commentary, which includes an excellent select bibliography, will make one of the touchstones of Western literature accessible to a wider audience. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Odyssey Homer, 2018-03-28 The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience The Odyssey in all its glory. Green’s version, with its lyrical mastery and superb command of Greek, offers readers the opportunity to enjoy Homer’s epic tale of survival, temptation, betrayal, and vengeance with all of the verve and pathos of the original oral tradition. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad Homer, Caroline Alexander, 2015-11-24 With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan War Composed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding, blighting facts of war. Soldier and civilian, victor and vanquished, hero and coward, men, women, young, old—The Iliad evokes in poignant, searing detail the fate of every life ravaged by the Trojan War. And, as told by Homer, this ancient tale of a particular Bronze Age conflict becomes a sublime and sweeping evocation of the destruction of war throughout the ages. Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander’s new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source—a translation epic in scale and yet devastating in its precision and power. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Homer's Odyssey Peter Jones, 1988 This series of Companions is designed for readers with little or no knowledge of Latin or Greek, or of the classical world. This book provides a line-by-line commentary on Homer's Odyssey, explaining the factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad of Homer. Translated with an Introduction by Richmond Lattimore. Drawings by Leonard Baskin. [With Plates.]. Homer, 1962 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: A New Companion to Homer Ian Morris, Barry B. Powell, 1997 This volume is the first English-language survey of Homeric studies to appear for more than a generation, and the first such work to attempt to cover all fields comprehensively. Thirty leading scholars from Europe and America provide short, authoritative overviews of the state of knowledge and current controversies in the many specialist divisions in Homeric studies. The chapters pay equal attention to literary, mythological, linguistic, historical, and archaeological topics, ranging from such long-established problems as the Homeric Question to newer issues like the relevance of narratology and computer-assisted quantification. The collection, the third publication in Brill's handbook series, The Classical Tradition, will be valuable at every level of study - from the general student of literature to the Homeric specialist seeking a general understanding of the latest developments across the whole range of Homeric scholarship. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad & The Odyssey Homer, 2013-04-29 The Iliad: Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The recent major motion picture Helen of Troy staring Brad Pitt proves that this epic is as relevant today as it was twenty five hundred years ago when it was first written. So journey back to the Trojan War with Homer and relive the grandest adventure of all times. The Odyssey: Journey with Ulysses as he battles to bring his victorious, but decimated, troops home from the Trojan War, dogged by the wrath of the god Poseidon at every turn. Having been away for twenty years, little does he know what awaits him when he finally makes his way home. These two books are some of the most import books in the literary cannon, having influenced virtually every adventure tale ever told. And yet they are still accessible and immediate and now you can have both in one binding. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Greek Lyrics Richmond Lattimore, 1955 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad Homer, 2006-08-01 From the renowned translator of Rilke, Tao Te Ching, and Gilgamesh, a vivid new translation of Western civilization’s foundational epic: The Iliad. Tolstoy called the Iliad a miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer’s story is thrilling, and his Greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or written. But until now, even the best English translations haven’t been able to re-create the energy and simplicity, the speed, grace, and pulsing rhythm of the original. Now, thanks to the power of Stephen Mitchell’s language, the Iliad’s ancient story comes to moving, vivid new life, and we are carried along by a poetry that lifts even the most devastating human events into the realm of the beautiful. Mitchell’s Iliad is also the first translation based on the work of the preeminent Homeric scholar Martin L. West, whose edition of the original Greek identifies many passages that were added after the Iliad was first written down, to the detriment of the music and the story. Omitting these hundreds of interpolated lines restores a dramatically sharper, leaner text. In addition, Mitchell’s illuminating introduction opens the epic still further to our understanding and appreciation. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Twenty-Second Book of the Iliad Homer, Alexandros Palles, 2019-03-11 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The War That Killed Achilles Caroline Alexander, 2011 The Iliad is arguably the greatest poem about war ever produced. Disconcertingly, this great martial epic protrays war as a catastrophe that not only kills warriors, but destroys cities, orphans children and obliterates whole societies. This groundbreaking study asks what the Iliad really tells us about war. -- back cover. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Poems of Hesiod Hesiod, 1983 Hesiod is the first Greek and, therefore, the first European we can know as a real person, for, unlike Homer, he tells us about himself in his poems. Hesiod seems to have been a successful farmer and a rather gloomy though not humorless man. One suspects from his concern for the bachelor's lot and some rather unflattering remarks about women that he was never married. A close study of both poems reveals the same personality -that of a deeply religious man concerned with the problems of justice and fate. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad of Homer. Translated with an Introduction by Richmond Lattimore Homer, Richmond Alexander Lattimore, 1951 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Acts and Letters of the Apostles , 1982 The Acts of the Apostles, which Richmond Lattimore calls the earliest consecutive story of early Christianity that we have, and the three groups of Letters of the Apostles - those of Saint Paul, the letters to the Hebrews, and the General Letters - are now made available to complete the New Testament in his translation. His aim has been to provide a simple, literal rendering in which the syntax and order of the Greek dictate the character of the English style.--Jacket. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Four Gospels and the Revelation , 1979 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Essential Odyssey Homer, 2007-09-15 This generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction, a shortened version of her essay for the unabridged edition, is ideal for readers new to this remarkable tale of the homecoming of Odysseus. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Aeneid Virgil, 2017-08-10 This epic poem focuses on the heroic Aeneas as he flees from the Trojan disaster and makes his way to what is to become the mighty Roman empire. He travels all over the lands of the Greco-Roman myths including going to the dreaded underworld to face his very fate itself. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Story Patterns in Greek Tragedy Richmond Lattimore, 1964 When Aristotle said that tragedy is an imitation of action, he meant that apart from other purposes and interests tragedy always acts out a story. With this definition in mind, the author examines the most important story patterns found in Greek tragedy. He asks: What are the most important story patterns found in Greek drama? What stories were available for the use of poets like Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides? What did tradition require, permit or forbid them to use? Bringing in many related elements of Greek tragedy, the author defines each of the story patterns suitable to the genre -- tracing the roots to the folklore and myths of ancient Greece. -- Back cover. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Greek Tragedies David Grene, Richmond Alexander Lattimore, 1966 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad; Translated with an Introduction by Richmond Lattimore Homer, Richmond Alexander Lattimore, 1951 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Why Homer Matters Adam Nicolson, 2014-11-18 In this passionate, deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson explains why Homer matters--to him, to you, to the world--in a text full of twists, turns and surprises. In a spectacular journey through mythical and modern landscapes, Adam Nicholson explores the places forever haunted by their Homeric heroes. From Sicily, awash with wildflowers shadowed by Italy's largest oil refinery, to Ithaca, southern Spain, and the mountains on the edges of Andalusia and Extremadura, to the deserted, irradiated steppes of Chernobyl, where Homeric warriors still lie under the tumuli, unexcavated. This is a world of springs and drought, seas and cities, with not a tourist in sight. And all sewn together by the poems themselves and their great metaphors of life and suffering. Showing us the real roots of Homeric consciousness, the physical environment that fills the gaps between the words of the poems themselves, Nicholson's is itself a Homeric journey. A wandering meditation on lost worlds, our interconnectedness with our ancestors, and the surroundings we share. This is the original meeting of place and mind, our empathy with the past, our landscape as our drama. Following the acclaimed Gentry, which established him as one of the great landscape writers working today, Nicholson takes Homer's poems back to their source: beneath the distant, god-inhabited mountains, on the Trojan plains above the graves of the heroic dead, we find afresh the foundation level of human experience on Earth-- |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Theogony Hesiod, 1999 This new and fully annotated translation by one of the world's leading authorities on Hesiod's poetry combines accuracy with readability and includes a brilliant introduction and explanatory notes. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad Homer, 2004-04-03 A new publication of the definitive translation of Homer's epic brings the ancient poem to life, chronicling the Greek siege of the Trojan city state and the war that ensued. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Gilgamesh Stephen Mitchell, 2014-02-27 Vivid, enjoyable and comprehensible, the poet and pre-eminent translator Stephen Mitchell makes the oldest epic poem in the world accessible for the first time. Gilgamesh is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength and courage. Enkidu is trapped by a temple prostitute, civilised through sexual experience and brought to Gilgamesh. They become best friends and battle evil together. After Enkidu's death the distraught Gilgamesh sets out on a journey to find Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Great Flood, made immortal by the Gods to ask him the secret of life and death. Gilgamesh is the first and remains one of the most important works of world literature. Written in ancient Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C., it predates the Iliad by roughly 1,000 years. Gilgamesh is extraordinarily modern in its emotional power but also provides an insight into the values of an ancient culture and civilisation. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Nine Essays on Homer Miriam Carlisle, Olga Levaniouk, 1999 The essays in this collection addresses questions of intense interest in Homeric studies today: the questions of performance and poet-audience interaction, especially as depicted in idealized performances within the Iliad and the Odyssey; the ways in which epic incorporates material of diverse genres, such as women's laments, blame poetry, or folk tales; how the ideological balance of epic can change and be influenced by 'alternative ideologies' introduced through the incorporation of new material; the implications of the continuity of tradition for etymological studies; and how the traditional nature of epic affects textual criticism. The essays differ in focus and method, but all share one fundamental approach to Homer: an understanding of the Homeric tradition as a poetic system that expresses and preserves what is culturally important and a view of the Homeric epics as instances of a cultural tradition which they attempt to explore through the epics themselves and through the comparative, anthropological, and linguistic evidence they bring to bear on these texts. A unique collection that explores Homeric poetry through a variety of tools and approaches--linguistics, philology, cultural anthropology, sociology, textual criticism, and archeology--this volume will be of interest to all scholars and students of oral poetry and Classical literature. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Odyssey Homer, 2016-10-20 'Tell me, Muse, of the man of many turns, who was driven far and wide after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy' Twenty years after setting out to fight in the Trojan War, Odysseus is yet to return home to Ithaca. His household is in disarray: a horde of over 100 disorderly and arrogant suitors are vying to claim Odysseus' wife Penelope, and his young son Telemachus is powerless to stop them. Meanwhile, Odysseus is driven beyond the limits of the known world, encountering countless divine and earthly challenges. But Odysseus is 'of many wiles' and his cunning and bravery eventually lead him home, to reclaim both his family and his kingdom. The Odyssey rivals the Iliad as the greatest poem of Western culture and is perhaps the most influential text of classical literature. This elegant and compelling new translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes that guide the reader in understanding the poem and the many different contexts in which it was performed and read. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The War Nerd Iliad , 2017-10-10 We recognize the names: Achilles, Odysseus, Zeus, and Apollo. We're taught that The Iliad is a foundational text of civilization. But who has really read the text? Until now, The Iliad was hijacked by academics and used to bludgeon schoolchildren as a boring-yet- mandatory reading. Poet, novelist, essayist, and former teacher John Dolan revisits this ancient tale and restores it to its ancient glory. The Greeks and Trojans are still fighting. The gods are still interfering. But in Dolan's version, you'll be amazed at how funny, raw, and terrifying this doomed world of war really is. He strips away clunky, archaic language to reveal the true meaning and themes that animate this tale of war and futility. John Dolan's work under the nom de guerre Gary Brecher The War Nerd has been met with both acclaim and controversy. Dolan's version of The Iliad is sapped of the usual saccharine romance attributed to heroes and lets the action tell the story. Regardless of attributed name, Dolan/Brecher is an astute observer of modern warfare who now turns that keen analysis to the most classical of documented battles, The Iliad. John Dolan now works with Mark Ames (of eXile fame) to produce the Radio War Nerd weekly podcast on military matters. Born in Denver, Colorado, Dolan currently lives in Macedonia. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer Homero, 1993 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod, 1914 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: War Music Christopher Logue, 2001 This text contains the first three volumes of Christopher Logue's recomposition of Homer's Iliad - Kings, The Husbands and War Music. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad Homer (tr. Richmond Lattimore), 1951 |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Pound for Pound Herb Boyd, Ray Robinson, 2005-01-18 From the author of the bestselling Brotherman comes the first and only biography of boxing genius Sugar Ray Robinson, considered by many to be pound-for-pound the best American boxer ever. |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: Memorial Alice Oswald, 2012 The most remarkable and affecting book of poetry I encountered this year. James Wood, The New Yorker |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Iliad Homer, 2008 An accessible Iliad for twenty-first-century readers |
| the iliad richmond lattimore: The Odyssey of Homer Homer, 1999-06 The most eloquent translation of Homer's Odyssey into modern English. |
Iliad - Wikipedia
The Iliad (/ ˈ ɪ l i ə d / ⓘ; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς, romanized: Iliás, ; lit. ' [a poem] about Ilion (Troy) ') is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the …
Iliad | Description & Facts | Britannica
What does the word Iliad mean? The word Iliad refers to the archaic name for the ancient city of Troy: Ilion or Ilios. Simply, Iliad means “Song/Poem of Ilion.” Why is the Iliad important? For …
The Internet Classics Archive | The Iliad by Homer
Download: A 789k text-only version is available for download.
Iliad - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 10, 2017 · The Iliad, written sometime in the 8th century BCE, is a tragic epic poem of more than 15,000 lines organised by scholars in Alexandria into 24 books. Book 10 is thought a …
The Iliad by Homer – Poem: Story, Summary & Analysis - Ancient …
“The Iliad“ (Gr: “Iliás“) is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of …
Homer (c.750 BC) - The Iliad: In translation
Aug 28, 2009 · The Iliad, a major founding work of European literature, is usually dated to around the 8th century BC, and attributed to Homer. It is an epic poem, written in Ancient Greek but …
Iliad Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes
An epic poem written by the Greek poet Homer, the Iliad recounts the events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the siege of the city of Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped by the …
Iliad – Mythopedia
Mar 1, 2023 · The Iliad, said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem that was probably originally put into writing during the middle of the eighth century BCE. Set during the …
‘An Iliad’ at Court Theatre is an unsettling triumph, more relevant ...
1 day ago · Timothy Edward Kane stars as The Poet in “An Iliad,” a remount of an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War that premiered at the Court Theatre in …
Iliad - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It tells the story from the wrath of Achilles, to the death and funeral of Hector and the siege of Troy. Together with another of Homer's poems, the Odyssey, it is one of the two major Greek …
Iliad - Wikipedia
The Iliad (/ ˈ ɪ l i ə d / ⓘ; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς, romanized: Iliás, ; lit. ' [a poem] about Ilion (Troy) ') is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the …
Iliad | Description & Facts | Britannica
What does the word Iliad mean? The word Iliad refers to the archaic name for the ancient city of Troy: Ilion or Ilios. Simply, Iliad means “Song/Poem of Ilion.” Why is the Iliad important? For …
The Internet Classics Archive | The Iliad by Homer
Download: A 789k text-only version is available for download.
Iliad - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 10, 2017 · The Iliad, written sometime in the 8th century BCE, is a tragic epic poem of more than 15,000 lines organised by scholars in Alexandria into 24 books. Book 10 is thought a …
The Iliad by Homer – Poem: Story, Summary & Analysis - Ancient …
“The Iliad“ (Gr: “Iliás“) is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of …
Homer (c.750 BC) - The Iliad: In translation
Aug 28, 2009 · The Iliad, a major founding work of European literature, is usually dated to around the 8th century BC, and attributed to Homer. It is an epic poem, written in Ancient Greek but …
Iliad Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes
An epic poem written by the Greek poet Homer, the Iliad recounts the events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the siege of the city of Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped by the …
Iliad – Mythopedia
Mar 1, 2023 · The Iliad, said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem that was probably originally put into writing during the middle of the eighth century BCE. Set during the …
‘An Iliad’ at Court Theatre is an unsettling triumph, more relevant ...
1 day ago · Timothy Edward Kane stars as The Poet in “An Iliad,” a remount of an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War that premiered at the Court Theatre in …
Iliad - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It tells the story from the wrath of Achilles, to the death and funeral of Hector and the siege of Troy. Together with another of Homer's poems, the Odyssey, it is one of the two major Greek …
