Iliad - translated by Robert Fagles

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urn:oclc:226055354 Scandate 20100217223013 Scanner scribe19.sfdowntown.archive.org Scanningcenter sfdowntown Source rade." "he made [him prey) for the dogs." Some of Parry's followers have been less hesitant, and by this and other extensions ofthe meaning of "formula" have boosted the inherited content of Homer's verse to ninety percent. This of course leaves very little room for Homer as an individual creative poet. It seems in fact to be a return to the idea of Giambattista Vico: the poems are the creation of a people, of a tradition, of generations of nameless bards. But the argument for full formularity has feet of clay. A poet composing in a strict, demanding meter is bound to repeat svruactical combinations in identical positions and the stricter the meter, the higher the incidence of such repeated patterns. English has no meters as precisely demanding as Homer's, but Alexander Pope. to take an example, is rich in lines that by strict Parryite standards would qualify him as an illiterate bard. For example: The Smiles of Harlots. and the Tears of Heirs The Fate of Louis and the Fall of Rome Proclaim their Motions, and provoke the War Maintain thy Honours, and enlarge thy Fame The shining Helmet, and the pointed Spears The silver Token, and the circled Green Weak was his Pace, but dauntless was his Heart Lame are their Feet, and wrinkled is their Face In the Iliad, Robert Fagles provided a modern (1990 CE) translation of one of the most well-known Greek epic poems. The translation also includes an introduction by Bernard Knox, who provides a contextual discussion that is helpful for readers new to the genre. First the adventure is wild from the start. Fighting the Cyclopes and winning made me think that no matter what the size of the person or object I can win if I put my mind to it and want it bad enough. Adventure keeps me reading the book. If the book doesn’t have adventure I will close the book and go do something else with my time but I didn’t have to do that once with this book.

The Iliad: Translated by Robert Fagles: Introduction and The Iliad: Translated by Robert Fagles: Introduction and

Between 1961 and 1996, Fagles translated many ancient Greek works. His first translation was of the poetry of Bacchylides, publishing a complete set in 1961. In the 1970s, Fagles began translating much Greek drama, beginning with Aeschylus's The Oresteia. He went on to publish translations of Sophocles's three Theban plays (1982), Homer's Iliad (1990) and Odyssey (1996), and Virgil's Aeneid (2006). In these last four, Bernard Knox authored the introduction and notes. Fagles's translations generally emphasize contemporary English phrasing and idiom but are faithful to the original as much as possible. [4]This is the war that started it all. The legend that became a culture, converted into fiction, comic books and movies. The most meaningless yet brutal war that took two decades, thousands of good men and gods wasted their everything to become a part of. This is the one and only: Iliad and Odyssey. I do love The Illiad, but I'd give The Odyssey a slight edge. Even just reading general Greek mythology, Odysseus was always a favorite, because unlike figures such as Achilles or Heracles he succeeded on his wits, not muscle. It's true, on this reread, especially in contrast to say The Illiad's Hector, I do see Odysseus' dark side. The man is a pirate and at times rash, hot-tempered, even vicious. But I do feel for his pining for home and The Odyssey is filled with such a wealth of incident--the Cyclops, Circe, Scylla and Charybdis, the Sirens--and especially Hades, the forerunner of Dante's Hell. And though my friend is right that the misogynist ancient Greek culture isn't where you go for strong heroines, I love Penelope; described as the "matchless queen of cunning," she's a worthy match for the crafty Odysseus. The series of recognition scenes on Ithaca are especially moving and memorable--I think my favorite and the most poignant being that of Odysseus' dog Argos. Together these two works attributed to Homer are considered among the oldest surviving works of Western literature, dating to probably the eighth century BCE, and are certainly among the most influential. I can't believe I once found Homer boring. In my defense, I was a callow teen, and having a book assigned in school often tends to perversely make you hate it. But then I had a "Keats conversion experience." Keats famously wrote a poem in tribute to a translation of Homer by Chapman who, Keats wrote, opened to him "realms of gold." My Chapman was Fitzgerald, although on a reread of The Odyssey I tried the Fagles translation and really enjoyed it. Obviously, the translation is key if you're not reading in the original Greek, and I recommend looking at several side by side to see which one best suits. The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second-oldest extant work of Western literature; the Iliad is the oldest. Scholars believe the Odyssey was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia. Lccn 89070695 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Old_pallet IA17218 Openlibrary_edition

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Robert Fagles: Awards & Honors: 2006 NAtional Humanities medalist". National Endowment for the Humanities. 2012 . Retrieved November 29, 2012. The translation was pretty readable. This is part of the Great Books of the western world Collection that I have set out to read. Beide Erzählungen schrieb Homer in Gesängen nieder, die für mich einen ganz wundervollen poetischen Aspekt mit sich brachten. Gleichzeitig verbindet Homer seine Geschichten oftmals mit der Natur, was mir sehr gefallen hat! Trotz der Schönheit dieses literarischen Schatzes, muss ich auch sagen, dass es nicht immer ganz so einfach ist Homers Gesängen zu lauschen. So manches Mal brauchte ich wirklich Geduld, viel Muße und einen langen Atem um folgen zu können. In the Western classical tradition, Homer (Greek: Ὅμηρος) is considered the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, and is revered 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.Last the understanding of the pre-history is good for one if they are trying to learn about ancient history. One person said “The "Odyssey" is a magnificent piece of literature that we find absolutely spectacular in the fact of its potential for helping us understand pre-history of many ancient cultures, and because of the fact that it is so well written and perhaps one of the first "books" (epics) ever written down. We hope that you find Homer's "Odyssey" enjoyable whether you are reading it for school, for study, or for pleasure.”( http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/d...) After reading the book I knew so much about ancient history I passed all my test with all A’s with no problem