The stirring story of the trojan war and the rage of achilles. The story begins when paris, son of priam, king of troy, carries off the beautiful helen, thereby precipitating the bitter trojan war. The iliad, together with the odyssey, is one of two ancient greek epic poems traditionally. In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700yearold tale. The result, the winner of the 1991 academy of american poets landon translation award, is a wonderfully accessible iliad that preserves every nuance of homers genius. Perhaps the greatest poem of the western world, homers the iliad unfolds the story of fifty critical days near the end of the trojan war. The result is a wonderfully accessible iliad that preserves every nuance of homers genius. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. The iliad by homer robert fagles trans read by derek jacobi.
Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, the iliad is the story of the trojan war and the rage of achilles. At its center is achilles, the greatest warriorchampion of the greeks, and his conflict with his leader agamemnon. Please note that these chapter divisions did not exist in the original telling of the story. More of the odyssey, but, again, never enough to truly say i had read either. Four decades after lattimore, robert fagless 1990 translation took the field. Review listen to homers ancient greek epic poem the iliad, translated by samuel butler. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic. The great war epic of western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist robert fagles a penguin classic dating to the ninth century b. The iliad translated by robert fagles audio book on. Homer, derek jacobi, robert fagles translator, maria tucci. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring.
The iliad audiobook homer, robert fagles translator audible. Listen to the iliad audiobook by homer, robert fagles translator, narrated by derek jacobi, maria tucci. Set in the trojan war, the tenyear siege of ilium, by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between king agamemnon and the warrior achilles. Id read bits of the iliad in the past, but never the whole of it. Sep 27, 2017 the iliad translated by robert fagles audio book on bookdepository stay safe and healthy. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. The iliad, the opening of book i, translated by robert fagles. The iliad in this widely acclaimed verse translation of homers great epic, robert fagles combines the skills of poet and scholar. The story told in the iliad figured prominently in greek culture long before the epic was ever written down. Odysseus reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces, during his tenyear voyage home to ithaca after the trojan war, is at once the timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. Though stevens speeds up in the heat of the moment, he reads with perfect clarity, intelligence, and passion. The iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to homer. Since it was first published more than forty years ago, robert fitzgeralds prizewinning translation of homers battle epic has become a classic in its own right. In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700 yearold tale.
The poem was divided according to what could be transcribed onto one scroll without the scroll becoming too long and thus breaking. The iliad, together with the odyssey, is one of two ancient greek epic poems traditionally attributed to homer. He brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic work, but maintains the drive and metric music of homers poetry and evokes the impact and nuance of homers mesmerizing repeated phrases. The iliad and odyssey are both divided into 24 books. A timeless, powerful poem conveys the horror and the heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as the tale moves to its terrifying, tragic conclusion. The iliad by homer part 1 of 2 full audiobook greatest.
The written version of the iliad presupposes a basic familiarity with the characters and mythological causes and effects of the. Along with the odyssey, the iliad is among the oldest extant works of western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around. Renowned classicist bernard knox observes in his superb introduction that although the violence of the iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace. Rieu one of the foremost achievements in western literature, homers iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the trojan war.
In robert fagles beautifully rendered text, the iliad overwhelms us afresh. Achilles has quarreled with agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while hector brings his trojans to the brink of victory. Aug 17, 2006 combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. These issues allow the fitzgerald translation as read by dan stevens to emerge as the best available combination of reader and translation of the iliad available on audible. The iliad audiobook by homer, robert fagles translator. The result, the winner of the 1991 academy of american poets landon translation award, is a wonderfully accessible iliad that preserves. The identity of the composer of the odyssey and the iliad is a matter of some speculation. In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700yearold story of the trojan war. Learn about the wrath of achilles, the greek hero of the trojan war, along with a whole cast of greeks, trojans, and gods that battle throughout the final year of the siege of troy.
He was one of a long line of bards, or poets, who worked in the oral tradition. He maintains the drive and metric music of homers poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the iliads mesmerizing repeated phrases in what peter levi calls an astonishing performance. If the iliad is the worlds greatest war epic, the odyssey is literatures grandest evocation of an everymans journey through life. The iliad by robert fagles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The iliad by homer derek jacobi reads the opening, translated by. It was commonly thought that he lived on chios, an isl. The iliad and the odyssey box set 9780147712554 by homer, bernard knox. He was one of a long line of bards, or poets, who worked in the. Read an overview of the entire poem or a line by line summary and analysis. In the 19th century, heinrich schliemann 18221890 was inspired to prove the reality of the iliad, although his methods and results have been highly criticized, he did much to establish that a trojan war, in one form or another, had probably acted as the initial inspiration for the iliad. Also, the iliad is 24 books long, and thats how many chapters a reading should contain, but this audio version is broken up randomly into 63 chapters.
Paperback by homer, robert fagles, bernard knox, homer. The iliad wordsworth classics paperback september 1, 2003. Its supreme importance in greek literature slowly permeated to the rest of the western world and in time to come, the two epic poems, the iliad and the odyssey became the reference points for. The iliad would be from the poets younger years, and the odyssey would be from of an older and wiser manthats the theory. The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century bc, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the greek language, making it the first work of european literature. Jacobi is a great actor, but he tends to overact when reading the iliad by, for instance, stretching long vowels, and his audiobook is an abridgement. What follows is a very brief summary from each book of the iliad. This is one of the dozens of extended similes that homer uses to convey how a given event looks and feels. Mar 14, 2014 the iliad is purportedly written by the blind poet homer some time during the eighth century bc. The great war epic of western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist robert fagles, and.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own. The introduction by bernard knox in the robert fagles translation is quite good and is making me confident that ill be triumphant in my. Both works attributed to homerthe iliad and the odysseyare over ten thousand lines long in the original.
The great war epic of western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist robert fagles a penguin classic dating to the ninth century. The iliad is an ancient greek epic poem by homer that was first published in 762 bc. The centuries old epic about the wrath of achilles is rendered into modern english verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of homer. The iliad books and videos both are available on below shared trusted websites. At its center is achilles, the greatest warriorchampion of the greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader, agamemnon.
Feb, 20 although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the iliad mentions or alludes to many of the greek legends about the siege. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the iliad mentions or alludes to many of the greek legends about the siege. Buy the iliad penguin classics new ed by homer, knox, bernard, knox, bernard, fagles, robert isbn. The ancients believed it was a bard called homer, although they disagreed about biographical details. See a complete list of the characters in the iliad and indepth analyses of achilles, agamemnon, and hector. Homer was the first greek writer whose work survives. The iliad by homer, robert fagles, bernard knox, homer. The iliad is a toprated book written by homer, robert fagles, frederic mugler, bernard knox. Homer and other bards of the time could recite, or chant, long epic poems.
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