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Overview"The Iliad is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, for which Barry Powell, one of the twenty-first century's leading Homeric scholars, has given us a magnificent new translation. Graceful, lucid, and energetic, Powell's translation renders the Homeric Greek with a simplicity and dignity reminiscent of the original. The text immediately engrosses students with its tight and balanced rhythms, while the incantatory repetitions evoke a continuous ""stream of sound"" that offers as good an impression of Homer's Greek as one could hope to attain without learning the language.Accessible, poetic, and accurate, Powell's translation is an excellent fit for today's students. With swift, transparent language that rings both ancient and modern, it exposes them to all of the rage, pleasure, pathos, and humor that are Homer's Iliad. Both the translation and the introduction are informed by the best recent scholarship. FEATURES* Uses well-modulated verse and accurate English that is contemporary but never without dignity* Powell's introduction sets the poem in its philological, mythological, and historical contexts* Features unique on-page notes, facilitating students' engagement with the poem* Embedded illustrations accompanied by extensive captions provide Greek and Roman visual sources for key passages in each of the poem's twenty-four books* Eight maps (the most of any available translation) provide geographic context for the poem's many place names* Audio recordings (read by Powell) of fifteen important passages are available at www.oup.com/us/powell and indicated in the text margin by an icon" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Homer , Barry B. Powell , "Ian Morris (, author of ""Why the West has Won--for Now"")"Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.60cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 1.002kg ISBN: 9780199326105ISBN 10: 019932610 Pages: 624 Publication Date: 05 December 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Maps List of Figures Preface Introduction Acknowledgments About the Translator Maps Homeric Timeline 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 Andromachê 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 Hector 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 Bibliography Credits Pronouncing Glossary/IndexReviewsMagnetically readable. --Booklist, starred review Homer's raw and violent Iliad remains as timeless and beautiful as the myth itself...highly recommended. --Choice [A] clear and energetic translation.... Staying true to Homer's poetic rhythms, Powell avoids the modified iambic lines found in Lattimore's, Fagles's, and Mitchell's works. He also avoids Lombardo's tendency to cast Homer in contemporary language and Fitzgerald's anachronisms. This fine version of The Iliad has a feel for the Greek but is more accessible than Verity's translation. --Library Journal Barry Powell, the master of classical mythology, has done it again--a powerful translation of the poem that started European literature. His muscular verses are faithful to the original Greek but bring the characters to life. This is a page-turner, bound to become the new standard translation. --Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules--for Now This fine translation of the Iliad uses well-modulated verse and accurate English that is contemporary but never without dignity. It gives the modern reader as good an impression of Homer's sonorous Greek as one could hope to attain without learning the language; its execution is faithful in spirit to the poet, who composed his great epic orally without the use of writing. Both the translation and the introduction are consistently informed by the best recent scholarship. This translation deserves a very warm welcome. --Richard Janko, Gerald F. Else Distinguished University Professor of Classical Studies, University of Michigan Barry Powell's clever translation is simple and energetic: sometimes coarse, sometimes flowing, it is always poetically engaged. This is a harsh, straightforward, and often brutal world of aristocratic warriors whose values are unambiguous, priorities fixed, and sensibilities basic. Fresh and eminently readable, Powell's Iliad is likely to stay. --Margalit Finkelberg, Professor of Classics, University <br> Barry Powell, the master of classical mythology, has done it again--a powerful translation of the poem that started European literature, His muscular verses are faithful to the original Greek but bring the characters to life. This is a page-turner, bound to become the new standard. --Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules-For Now<p><br> With swift, transparent language that rings both ancient and modern, Barry Powell gives readers anew all of the rage, pleasure, pathos, and humor that are Homer's Iliad -- a reading experience richly illumined by the insightful commentary and plentiful images accompanying the text. --Jane Alison, author of The Love-Artist<p><br> Barry Powell's clever translation is simple and energetic: sometimes coarse, sometimes flowing, it is always poetically engaged. He lays bare the semantic background of Homer through felicitous phrasing and delivers us a Dark-Age epic, one more suggestive of Norse sagas than the cultural milieu of archaic Ionia. Fresh and eminently readable, Powell's Iliad is likely to stay. --Margalit Finkelberg, editor of The Homer Encyclopedia<p><br> This fine translation of the Iliad uses well-modulated verse and accurate English that is contemporary but never without dignity. It gives the modern reader as good an impression of Homer's sonorous Greek as one could hope to attain without learning the language; its execution is faithful in spirit to the poet, who composed his great epic orally without the use of writing. Both the translation and the introduction are consistently informed by the best recent scholarship. This translation deserves a very warm welcome. --Richard Janko, University of Michigan<p><br> Powell's translation renders the Homeric Greek with a simplicity and dignity reminiscent of the original. Lucid and fast, the text immediately engrosses the reader, with a tight and balanced rhythm that sings and with a closeness to the original that allows the reader to hear the incantatory repetitions in Author InformationBarry B. Powell is the Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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