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The Iliad of Homer Paperback – Illustrated, 15 November 2011

by Homer (Author), Richmond Lattimore (Translator), Richard Martin (Introduction)
4.7 out of 5 stars 1,045
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"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.

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    0226470490
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    *University of Chicago Press
  5. Publication date
    15 November 2011
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    13.97 x 3.56 x 21.59 cm
  8. Print length
    608 pages
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"Both lucid and learned, Lattimore writes with a certain grace, capturing the combination of nobility and speed which over 100 years ago Matthew Arnold famously heard in Homer's work. . . . Read Richmond Lattimore's translation for the epic scale and narrative of Homer's poem."

-- "Economist"

"Martin's introduction surpasses all rivals. . . . Lattimore's Iliad is best for those who want to feel the epic from the loins up, its rush, its reprieves, and its overwhelming rage."-- "Chronicle of Higher Education"

"I had an invaluable and inspiring high school teacher, Robert Cooley, who introduced me to both Lattimore's The Iliad and The Odyssey during my senior year. It was my first experience with the power of drama and poetry combined. Little did I know that I would spend the rest of my life (especially professionally) searching for experiences that would be as satisfying. The fact that I fell in love for the first time with the guy sitting next to me didn't hurt my journey through those books either."--Laura Linney "T Magazine"

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Though he is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, there is no reliable information about an actual, historical Homer. In antiquity, he was an honored figure, despite little being known about his life or even his era; he was credited then with several other shorter works in addition to the two epics. Current scholarship tends to view the poems as the work of many hands over many years, with differing opinions on the role and importance of any single figure in their creation or promulgation.

Richmond Lattimore (1906-1984) was a poet, translator, and longtime professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr College.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ *University of Chicago Press; 1st edition (15 November 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 608 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226470490
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226470498
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 3.56 x 21.59 cm
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Jack Middleton
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent publication
Reviewed in Australia on 11 April 2024
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A brilliant publication with an introduction and index. Ideal indentations. Fine paper. The spine does not even crease. The cover art leaves much to be desired however.
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John Dinger
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written with great appendix.
Reviewed in the United States on 14 February 2024
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The Illiad is not an easy read due to the number of characters and their relationships with others. It's a mental exercise until you get the hang of it. The thing is that you don't have to know every little thing that's going on between these characters to enjoy the story. But if you do want to know, the author has written a really nice appendix to get to the details.
It's also really helpful to have Google to look up some of the details in which would be out of the scope of the book to provide. Definitely an educational and fun read and research challenge.
Many things that I did not know about the Greek gods and their interactions with mortals on virtually every level. And I mean 'every'. Seems that the gods needed the mortals more than the other way around.
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David Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Edition
Reviewed in Sweden on 26 October 2023
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Just here to confirm all the good reviews of Lattimore's translation. Yes, the syntax is very occasionlt a mangled but a few books in the reader gets used to this. One tip for those new to the Iliad is to check Lattimore's spelling of familiar names notably Achillies and Ajax to avoid having to look them up. Apart from that just dive in. The names index and the notes are both excellent .
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Keri and Josh
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Reviewed in Canada on 24 June 2020
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Gave as a gift and he loves it so much!
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Alex
4.0 out of 5 stars Great translation, not really usefull prephrase
Reviewed in Germany on 26 February 2021
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Indeed a great translation of the Iliad, that provides the clear text structure of the original.
I don't recommend to buy it for the sake of prephrase. The only map in it is taken from other books (like the oxrord history of the classical world) and can be found elsewhere. The explanations themselves do not clear out the meaning of the poem before you read it. After the reading they are meaningless. If you need a reference, use encyclopedias or other research texts. (Google will also work)
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Alex
4.0 out of 5 stars Great translation, not really usefull prephrase
Reviewed in Germany on 26 February 2021
Indeed a great translation of the Iliad, that provides the clear text structure of the original.
I don't recommend to buy it for the sake of prephrase. The only map in it is taken from other books (like the oxrord history of the classical world) and can be found elsewhere. The explanations themselves do not clear out the meaning of the poem before you read it. After the reading they are meaningless. If you need a reference, use encyclopedias or other research texts. (Google will also work)
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teresa
5.0 out of 5 stars perfecto
Reviewed in Spain on 16 December 2019
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Tal cual se ve en la fotos. Muy buena edición y la mejor traducción al inglés que he encontrado. Lo recomiendo.
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