Homer

The Iliad of Homer: The Wrath of Achilles

Publisher Marketing: A new modern translation of "The Iliad" that is fast-moving, direct, emphasizes the action of the story, and is especially helpful for those first encountering this classic work."The line-for-line rendering brings it very close to the original. The fast pace of the rhythm and the earthy energy of the vernacular manage to catch the excitement of the story itself. It comes through--relatively unfiltered--with a surprising impact."--Harry Levin, Harvard UniversityPublisher Marketing: The Iliad, the heroic Greek epic called by I. A. Richards "the most influential poem in the Western tradition," describes what happens toward the end of the Trojan War, when a quarrel between Agamemnon and the Greek hero Achilles sets in motion tragic events that bring the war to its conclusion. This edition of the Iliad, abridged and translated by the noted critic and translator I. A. Richards, has made this classic work of literature available to modern readers since 1958 in a remarkably readable version. Mr. Richards has cut many passages that are not essential to the storyline and has omitted books 2, 10, 13, and 17. Removing the stylized decoration that can hinder a nonspecialist reader, he makes the language of the poem clearly accessible, and his narrative condensation allows the action to stand out boldly. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 368 (EAN 9780192745170, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Homer Homer is celebrated as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature. Contributor Bio:  Richards, Ivor A Richards was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and at Magdalene College, Cambridge. In 1922 he became lecturer in English and Moral Sciences at Cambridge, and four years later was made a Fellow of Magdalene Colleg. Contributor Bio:  Richards, I A I. A. Richards taught at Cambridge and Harvard universities. Among his many books are "Foundations of Aesthetics, The Meaning of Meaning, Basic English and Its Uses", and "Internal Colloquies: Poems and Plays."