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The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Homer
from Penguin Classics

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Greek Propaganda?
  I've tried one review of this superb translation but it zapped off into the ether. I'll give it another shot.
  This translation is a must read for all those who love Homer's classic tale and for all its magnificent horror is wonderfully readable. Perhaps the thing I most love about this tale is that, despite the fact that it describes events 3,200 years ago, it instructs us that human nature has not changed 5 minutes in all that time. We are still just as proud, jealous, resentful, vengeful, courageous... more info

• Faithful Rendition
  The Iliad / 0-14-027536-3
  I'm not going to lie and say that I pull this out every other weekend for light reading, but if you're going to have a copy of the Illiad on hand, this is a good one to add to the library. The translation is a good one, and is very poetic yet easy enough to read, considering the source material. The verse form has been maintained and reminds the reader that this was originally a verse, not a prose narrative. And the binding is tight and attractive, with thick sturdy pages. I... more info

• DON'T buy into the Fagles "hype"!
  Although I respect Fagles as a modern translator, I cannot recommend his translations of Homer...I would probably only recommend his translations of Sophocles's 3 Theban Plays.
  Homer's Iliad and Odyssey don't sound like Epics anymore under Fagles...they are turned into mild nice sounding children stories! He tones down Homer to the point that I feel that Fagels wants his personality to shine NOT Homer's! I am gravely disappointed by this.
  I also find that he not only forces beauty into the text... more info

• The Iliad
  Ah, the original look at the glories and heartache of the Trojan War! While many authors like to take bits and pieces of the story (which is fine) it's necessary to look at the entire epic to appreciate all that happened, from its origins to its heroes and the gods that experienced just as much triumph and pain, if not more. It's full of all the good things of a good story: action, betrayal, friendship, romance, tragedy. Always a great read.

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