Iliad, Books 1–12 (Loeb Classical Library, #170)
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Summary
Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homer's stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions。 The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles， "the best of the Achaeans，" over a grave insult to his personal honor and relates its tragic result--a chain of consequences that proves devastating for the Greek forces besieging Troy， for noble Trojans， and for Achilles himself。 The poet gives us compelling characterizations of his protagonists as well as a remarkable study of the heroic code in antiquity。
The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems， the Odyssey and the Iliad。 These have been published in the Loeb Classical Library for three quarters of a century， the Greek text facing a faithful and literate prose translation by A。 T。 Murray。 William F。 Wyatt now brings the Loeb's Iliad up to date， with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is written for today's readers。
Reviews
Mat
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The first half of one of the most important books of all time - a timeless classic by the Greek poet Homer。 I only read an abridged version of this tale in my youth and decided it was high time to read the whole thing and was not disappointed。 This is called a classic for a reason。I did not know how little Achilles appears in the first half。 Hector， the hero of the Trojans， is favoured and blessed by Zeus here in the first half of the story， until the scales of the war are tipped in favour of th The first half of one of the most important books of all time - a timeless classic by the Greek poet Homer。 I only read an abridged version of this tale in my youth and decided it was high time to read the whole thing and was not disappointed。 This is called a classic for a reason。I did not know how little Achilles appears in the first half。 Hector， the hero of the Trojans， is favoured and blessed by Zeus here in the first half of the story， until the scales of the war are tipped in favour of the Achaeans （i。e。 the Greeks） in the second half。 The gods use humans / soldiers fighting in the war like pawns on a chessboard。 The details are quite graphic in parts but if anything like this ever happened （there are a few theories about the possible location of Troy）， it must have been a truly blood battle。 Highly recommended and this edition with the A。 T。 Murray translation is meant to be the most accurate one that reflects the original Ancient Greek。Looking forward to the second half！ （popcorn intermission time。。。。。） 。。。more
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
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The origin of Western literature is a Big Bang: the first thing ever written has never been surpassed。 It is my resolution to re-read the Iliad at least once a year in the original Greek。 Like the Big Bang was an explosion of all the elements of the universe， everything written after the Iliad is already in it。 All poetry， every action movie， tragedy， and psychological thriller， all human triumph， stupidity and sorrow is there， in Homer’s verses， which echo the rhythm of the sea。
Thom。 Neptune
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Loeb Classical Library with more than 500 volumes to choose from covers both Greek & Roman times。 Written both in the origional language on the left hand & English on the right page， you cannot go wrong whatever your subject， History， Plays， etc。
Matt Pitts
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I tried the audiobook of one translation a couple times and could not get into it， but I tried the Loeb edition and loved it。 Finally I know why the Iliad is so famous。 I'm eager to get into the second half。 I wish I could read Classical Greek， but alas。 。 。 I tried the audiobook of one translation a couple times and could not get into it， but I tried the Loeb edition and loved it。 Finally I know why the Iliad is so famous。 I'm eager to get into the second half。 I wish I could read Classical Greek， but alas。 。 。 。。。more
Thiago Medeiros
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Edição excelente
k
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Murray's translations have dated。 They are insufficient on their own。 Prose translations—especially when published parallel to the Greek—are infuriating。 But they have a beauty of their own right。 Read the Loebs side by side to Lattimore's verse translations。 Murray's translations have dated。 They are insufficient on their own。 Prose translations—especially when published parallel to the Greek—are infuriating。 But they have a beauty of their own right。 Read the Loebs side by side to Lattimore's verse translations。 。。。more
Larry
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War is an unending horror of graphic violence in which human suffering seems to be simply sport for the gods。 The prose translation in these two volumes has been slightly updated from the 1920s version and its sentence structure and style seem to often follow Greek， rather than idiomatic English。 Nonetheless， it was a pleasure to read。 I tried， unsuccessfully， to read two of the verse translations （Fitzgerald's and Lattimore's） and just could not get into them。 War is an unending horror of graphic violence in which human suffering seems to be simply sport for the gods。 The prose translation in these two volumes has been slightly updated from the 1920s version and its sentence structure and style seem to often follow Greek， rather than idiomatic English。 Nonetheless， it was a pleasure to read。 I tried， unsuccessfully， to read two of the verse translations （Fitzgerald's and Lattimore's） and just could not get into them。 。。。more
Alice
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Suggesting the Loeb edition is kind of a cop-out but I think this brings a lot of value for anyone who wants to seriously read the Iliad。 Murray's translation isn't my favorite but it's highly faithful to the Greek。 Suggesting the Loeb edition is kind of a cop-out but I think this brings a lot of value for anyone who wants to seriously read the Iliad。 Murray's translation isn't my favorite but it's highly faithful to the Greek。 。。。more
Realini
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The Iliad by Homer and adapted in Hollywood as TroyAnother version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at:- https://www。youtube。com/playlist？list。。。 and http://realini。blogspot。ro/This is a familiar， stupendous and fundamental work。Even when adapted by a major Hollywood studio it is still a magnificent account。The storyline is well known--tBeautiful Helen is seduced and taken away from her husband Menelaus by the attractive and young Paris-tTroy is besieged by Greek allied for The Iliad by Homer and adapted in Hollywood as TroyAnother version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at:- https://www。youtube。com/playlist？list。。。 and http://realini。blogspot。ro/This is a familiar， stupendous and fundamental work。Even when adapted by a major Hollywood studio it is still a magnificent account。The storyline is well known--tBeautiful Helen is seduced and taken away from her husband Menelaus by the attractive and young Paris-tTroy is besieged by Greek allied forces that want to take the estranged queen back to her family-tAn epic battle takes place， with the Gods of Olympus taking alternative sides and influencing the warThe almost invincible Achilles is played by the megastar Brad Pitt， whose strong muscles did not prevent him from getting the Yoga award for worst actor。The film was a failure from some points of view。Knowing that the artistic value was contested or denied I looked at it with suspicion， a few years ago for the first time。And I was not awed。-tLower your expectations- this is one of the principles of happinessAnd indeed it worked for Troy。As I did not anticipate a fascinating experience， I was somewhat pleasantly surprised to find enjoyable aspects in the mega production。After all， the cast is formidable:-tPeter O’Toole is old Priam， sexy Diane Kruger is Helen， Eric Bana appears as a decent Hector， Orlando bloom is not too good as Paris， Brian cox is assigned a rather vilified version of AgamemnonThe director is the creator of Das Boot， a very significant， admirable war movie about World War II and the submarines involved in it。He did not perform miracles with Troy， but the sheer size， complexity and magnificence of the task at hand makes one lenient。There are aspects which probably must be due to the commercial requirements， reasonable if we consider the huge cost of making this movie。I thought the camera insisted too much on Brad Pitt and the dressing –or undressing for that matter- with various protections。The fight between Hector and Achilles takes place too close to walls of Troy to make it believable， at least from my perspective。Achilles is understandably mad with grief upon learning about the death of his friend Patroclus， killed by Hector。But his ensuing fury does not justify the unworthy behavior and the rejection of the honorable proposal:-tIf we die， no matter who is the winner will allow the proper burial of the dead man-tNo！ You will be lost and mocked in Hades！-tI did not know it was Patroclus！ He was disguised in your gear-tYour body will be disfigured…Words to that effect。And as we know- no need for a spoiler alert here- Hector is not only murdered by Achilles， but tied and dragged through the dustWhile the courtesy offered at the start of the scene is understandable and comme il faut， the end of it appears odd。-tIs it the movie？-tWas it like this in the original masterpiece？-tI don’t knowBut the fact is that I wondered why is it that the Trojans did not pour arrows on –granted the well protected， except for his heel- Achilles？He just behaved in a heinous manner and he was close enough to the walls for the archers to prepare shooting， only to be stopped by hector when he had approached their city。Otherwise this is good entertainment 。。。more
Pilar
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Very good edition by David B。 Monro and Thomas W。 Allen。 This first volume contains the Greek text with critical apparatus （Books 1-12）， and an introduction and index of the Greek proper names。 The title， introduction and notes of the critical apparatus are written in Latin， as it is customary in this Oxford scholarly editions。Regarding form， the Iliad， is one of my favourite epic poems。
Dony Grayman
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Edición argentina en dos tomos。 Ejemplar con este mismo ISBN pero con otra tapa。 Sexta edición， que se terminó de imprimir el 19 de septiembre de 1989。
Cindy Rollins
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I read all 24 books of this translation but cannot find it on Goodreads。 It was an Audible selections with Charlton Griffin as the narrator。 It was my 2nd time through this edition and not that different from Lattimore。 Griffin's voice is uniquely appropriate for epic poetry。 I read all 24 books of this translation but cannot find it on Goodreads。 It was an Audible selections with Charlton Griffin as the narrator。 It was my 2nd time through this edition and not that different from Lattimore。 Griffin's voice is uniquely appropriate for epic poetry。 。。。more
Timothy
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The single greatest novel ever written， in this humble classicist's opinion。 The staggering emotional turmoil， the impenetrable code of arete， the abundance of gorgeous prose。。。。 a brilliant book。 Perfectly ensconces and punctuates the values of the heroic age; the trepidation and ferocity of pre-Hoplite combat， the tension and breath-stilling magnificence of the agon， the hubris and sense of immortality among so many of the warrior-aristocracy， and the demand for men of excellence and status to The single greatest novel ever written， in this humble classicist's opinion。 The staggering emotional turmoil， the impenetrable code of arete， the abundance of gorgeous prose。。。。 a brilliant book。 Perfectly ensconces and punctuates the values of the heroic age; the trepidation and ferocity of pre-Hoplite combat， the tension and breath-stilling magnificence of the agon， the hubris and sense of immortality among so many of the warrior-aristocracy， and the demand for men of excellence and status to earn those commendations and prove themselves worthy of the glory their names would be lauded with ever after。Whether you err on the romantic like myself or call bullshit on the whole Trojan Cycle as pure myth， one cannot help but be enchanted， awed， and moved profoundly by the sense of the great， tragic， and ultimately human qualities of this work。 There's a reason it's still adored three millennia later。 。。。more
James F
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I've read the Iliad three or four times; this is my second reading in the original Greek， and it's not going quickly -- my first book of the month on the 17th。 Long considered the beginning of Western literature， until they found the Epic of Gilgamesh， which may have been an influence on it， it certainly influenced everything that came later。 I can't really begin to give a review of a classic book like this。 Of course much of the interest for a modern reader is more in trying to understand the b I've read the Iliad three or four times; this is my second reading in the original Greek， and it's not going quickly -- my first book of the month on the 17th。 Long considered the beginning of Western literature， until they found the Epic of Gilgamesh， which may have been an influence on it， it certainly influenced everything that came later。 I can't really begin to give a review of a classic book like this。 Of course much of the interest for a modern reader is more in trying to understand the background than in the story itself， which is sometimes exciting and at other times repetitious， and doesn't always make consistent sense -- to be expected from a poem that was orally composed over hundreds of years。 But some passages are unforgettable。 This time through， I'm using the Loeb bilingual edition， and also reading at the same time the commentary of Walter Leaf which is available free on Kindle Unlimited， which both help to translate it -- last time it took me well over a month to read， but I'm hoping to get through it in a month this time。 。。。more
I-kai
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Don't think this needs comment。 The great anti-war poem。 Don't think this needs comment。 The great anti-war poem。 。。。more
James Violand
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Greatest epic ever written。 A guy's book。 Terrific on all levels。 A must read by anyone who claims to be educated。 Greatest epic ever written。 A guy's book。 Terrific on all levels。 A must read by anyone who claims to be educated。 。。。more
Nathan
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ου νέμεσις Τρωας και ευκνήμιδας Αχαιους τοιηιδ’ αμφι γυναικι πολυν χρόνον άλγεα πάσχειν• είθε και λέξειάς τε γνοίης。
Μιχάλης Μανωλιός
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Πριν λίγες μέρες， τελείωσα ένα από πιο σημαντικά και πιο εντυπωσιακά βιβλία φανταστικού και μη που έχουν γραφτεί ποτέ， την Ιλιάδα。 Με πιο ψύχραιμο μάτι， μπορώ να διακρίνω κάποιες αδυναμίες， αλλά η γενική μου εντύπωση ήταν ένα δίμηνο γεμάτο «ωωω»， «ααα»， «τι λες τώρα！»， «τι έγραψε ο θεός！» και άλλα τέτοια ευτράπελα。 Βρήκα λοιπόν τον ποιητή στον πάνθεον των δημιουργών， εκεί που του έπλενε τα πόδια ο Σαίξπηρ και του έκαναν αέρα ο Μιχαήλ Άγγελος και ο Μότσαρτ （βλ。 πίνακα Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingre Πριν λίγες μέρες， τελείωσα ένα από πιο σημαντικά και πιο εντυπωσιακά βιβλία φανταστικού και μη που έχουν γραφτεί ποτέ， την Ιλιάδα。 Με πιο ψύχραιμο μάτι， μπορώ να διακρίνω κάποιες αδυναμίες， αλλά η γενική μου εντύπωση ήταν ένα δίμηνο γεμάτο «ωωω»， «ααα»， «τι λες τώρα！»， «τι έγραψε ο θεός！» και άλλα τέτοια ευτράπελα。 Βρήκα λοιπόν τον ποιητή στον πάνθεον των δημιουργών， εκεί που του έπλενε τα πόδια ο Σαίξπηρ και του έκαναν αέρα ο Μιχαήλ Άγγελος και ο Μότσαρτ （βλ。 πίνακα Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres， Η Αποθέωση του Ομήρου， 1827， Λούβρο） και του εξέθεσα τις αντιρρήσεις μου。 Ήταν πολύ κατατοπιστικός。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να αναφέρεις εκατοντάδες ονόματα και πολλές φορές δεκάδες μέσα στην ίδια σελίδα。 Θα μπερδευτεί και θα κουραστεί ο αναγνώστης。Ο: Δεν θα τα διαβάζουν。 Θα τα ακούνε。 Μπορώ。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Τουλάχιστον μην αναφέρεις τον κάθε ήρωα πότε με το όνομά του και πότε με την καταγωγή από τον πατέρα του （Πηλείδης， Τυδείδης， κλπ。）。 Είναι ακόμα μεγαλύτερο μπέρδεμα。Ο: Θα το κάνω καταπώς βολεύει το δακτυλικό εξάμετρο των στίχων μου。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να τους παρουσιάζεις όλους ισόθεους， γενναίους， ανδρείους， ήρωες， πάνσοφους κλπ。 Φτιάχνεις ασπρόμαυρους χαρακτήρες έτσι。 Είναι κλισέ。Ο: Μπορώ。 Ανάμεσα σε άλλους， εφηύρα το κλισέ。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να ξεκινάς παρομοιώσεις που το πρώτο σκέλος τους διαρκεί στίχους ολόκληρους και αποτελεί μια σκηνή από μόνο του。 Είναι τεράστιες， και καμιά φορά ο αναγνώστης ξεχνάει τι ξεκίνησες να παρομοιάσεις。Ο: Μπορώ να γράψω ολόκληρες ραψωδίες μέσα σε ομηρικές παρομοιώσεις， αλλά έκανα περικοπές。 Και， παρά την αυτοσυγκράτησή μου， μπορώ να σε κάνω να χαθείς μέσα τους ακούγοντάς τες。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να έχεις τόσο σκληρές και σπλάτερ σκηνές μάχης， τον ένα να του σπάει το δόρυ τα δόντια και να του βγαίνει απ' τον σβέρκο， ο άλλος να πέφτει στα γόνατα κρατώντας τ' άντερά του， και να περιμένεις το έργο σου με τόση βία να γίνει επιτυχία。Ο: （αναστεναγμός） Θα σου 'λεγα τώρα ποιος είμαι。。。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να θυμάσαι απ’ έξω είκοσι τέσσερεις ραψωδίες， με εφτακόσιους στίχους κατά μέσο όρο η κάθε μια， εκατόν τριάντα χιλιάδες λέξεις σύνολο！ Πρέπει να είσαι μηχανή！Ο: Μπορώ。 Χωρίς να τις δω ποτέ γραμμένες。 Και δεν είμαι μηχανή。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να επινοείς τρεις καινούργιες σύνθετες λέξεις σε κάθε σελίδα επί 360 σελίδες！ Είναι πολλές！ Οι γλωσσικές καινοτομίες πρέπει να γίνονται με μέτρο για να μην προκαλούν。Ο: Μπορώ。 Για την ακρίβεια επινόησα τις γλωσσικές καινοτομίες。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Μα δεν μπορεί να κάνεις τέτοια κατάχρηση στις επινοημένες σύνθετες λέξεις και να είναι όλες πετυχημένες， εντυπωσιακές και συγχρόνως εξαιρετικά δύσκολο να χρησιμοποιηθούν από άλλον！Ο: Αυτό ακριβώς έκανα。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς ν’ ανακατεύεις όλη την ώρα τους θεούς στην εξέλιξη του πολέμου。 Είναι παράλογο， και μερικές φορές υποβιβάζει την ικανότητα των ηρώων。Ο: Μπορώ。 Είναι το φανταστικό στοιχείο του έργου， και εγώ καθορίζω τη συχνότητα της χρήσης του。 Ούτε ο Έκτορας， ούτε ο Αχιλλέας έμειναν στην ιστορία ως οι ανίκανοι που τους βοηθούσαν οι θεοί。 Επειδή είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να βάζεις τόσο συχνά τέτοια ποταπά κίνητρα στους χαρακτήρες σου。 Δεν αρμόζουν σε ήρωες ή θεούς。 Μου χαλάει όλη την τέλεια εικόνα που φτιάχνεις γι’ αυτούς με όλα εκείνα τα φοβερά και τρομερά επίθετα。Ο: Α， όχι και τόσο ασπρόμαυροι χαρακτήρες τελικά， ε; Λοιπόν， μπορώ。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να ξοδεύεις όλη τη ραψωδία Β για να περιγράψεις με κάθε λεπτομέρεια τον στρατό των Αχαιών και πόσα καράβια （που δεν θα παίξουν κανένα ρόλο αργότερα） είχε φέρει ο κάθε πολέμαρχος， και να ελπίζεις ότι θα διαβάζεσαι δεκαετίες ή και αιώνες στο μέλλον。Ο: Έχεις δίκιο， δεν μπορώ。 Ούτε για αιώνες， πόσο μάλλον για δεκαετίες。 Χιλιετίες σου κάνουν; Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να παρουσιάζεις τα πάντα στην ιστορία σου τόσο μα τόσο επικά。 Το κλέος， το κάλλος， η ανδρεία， η δύναμη， η σοφία， η ταχύτητα， η τέχνη， η ισχύς。 Πόσο έπος πια;Ο: Μπορώ。 Είμαι το έπος。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。Μ: Δεν μπορείς να γράφεις ένα βιβλίο με όλα τα παραπάνω， που χρειάζομαι δύο μήνες για να το τελειώσω ακόμα και στη μετάφραση， και να μου αρέσει τόσο！Ο: Μπορώ。 Είμαι ο Όμηρος。 。。。more
Debi
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I'm not actually using the Loeb to read this but it's hard in GoodReads to find the correct editions。。。I'm using the Willcock commentary （Bristol Classical Press） this time。。。just going through the first book again to refresh my Greek。 I may do more。 At this point I don't yet know how far I'll go but I'll definitely review the first book。 I'm not actually using the Loeb to read this but it's hard in GoodReads to find the correct editions。。。I'm using the Willcock commentary （Bristol Classical Press） this time。。。just going through the first book again to refresh my Greek。 I may do more。 At this point I don't yet know how far I'll go but I'll definitely review the first book。 。。。more
Mia
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Perfection。
Hank
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