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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
Sommario
- Table 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/Index
Info autore
Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascomb Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Riassunto
Poet and Homeric scholar Barry B. Powell offers a major new translation of this timeless epic poem
Testo aggiuntivo
comprehensive and authoritative ... user friendly ... This generous scholarly gift will be joined by Powell's forthcoming Odyssey (2014) ... Highly recommended.
