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The Iliad / Homer ; translation, introduction, and notes by Barry B. Powell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Homer, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Iliad. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trojan War--Poetry.
- Trojan War.
- Achilles (Greek mythology)--Poetry.
- Achilles.
- Epic poetry, Greek.
- Achilles (Greek mythology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (625 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Homer's Iliad is one of the foundational texts of Western Civilization. The timelessness of its story, of men battling fate amidst the horrors of war, still stirs the imaginations of readers year after year. What is offered here is the first translation by someone who is both an eminent scholar and published poet. Based on his thorough familiarity with Homeric language, Powell's free verse translation preserves the clarity and simplicity of the original, while recreating the original feel and sound of the oral-formulaic style. By avoiding the stylistic formality of earlier translations, and th
- Contents:
- Book 1: The anger of Achilles
- Book 2: False dream and the catalog of ships
- Book 3: A duel to the death
- Book 4: Trojan treachery, bitter war
- Book 5: The glory of Diomedes
- Book 6: Hector and Andromache say goodbye
- Book 7: The duel between Hector and Ajax
- Book 8: Zeus fulfills his promise
- Book 9: The embassy to Achilles
- Book 10: The exploits of Dolon
- Book 11: The glory of Agamemnon and the wounding of the captains
- Book 12: Attack on the wall
- Book 13: The battle at the ships
- Book 14: Zeus deceived
- Book 15: Counterattack
- Book 16: The glory of Patroklos
- Book 17: Fight over the corpse of Patroklos
- Book 18: The shield of Achilles
- Book 19: Agamemnon's apology
- Book 20: The dual between Achilles and Ajax
- Book 21: Fight with the river; battle of the gods
- Book 22: The killing of Hector
- Book 23: The funeral of Patroklos
- Book 24: The ransom of Hector.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191988851
- 0191988855
- 9780199348503
- 0199348502
- 9780199326129
- 0199326126
- 9780199925865
- 0199925860
- 9780199326112
- 0199326118
- OCLC:
- 857713714
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