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The Iliad: The Verse Translation By Alexander Pope (Illustrated)
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Iliad: Isbn 9781480048348. Odyssey: Isbn 9781490516424Many Consider [This Translation] The Greatest English Iliad, And One Of The Greatest Translations Of Any Work Into English. It Manages To Convey Not Only The Stateliness And Grandeur Of Homers Lines, But Their Speed And Wit And Vividness. Daniel Mendelsohn, Englishing The Iliad: Grading Four Rival Translations, The New Yorker Blog, 11/1/2011When Homer'S Iliad Appeared In Alexander Pope'S Majestic Translation Between 1715 And 1720, It Was Acclaimed By Samuel Johnson As A Performance Which No Age Or Nation Could Hope To Equal. A Few Years Later, Pope Oversaw The Translation Of The Odyssey. Other Translations Have Since Appeared, But Pope'S Is Unrivaled In Its Melodious Beauty. This Is The Iliad That Has Formed Generations Of British And American Culture Through A Beauteous Poetics That Lends Itself To Easy Recollection. With A Clean And Crisp Text Illustrated By The Inimitable Line Drawings Of Flaxman, This Edition Finally Gives To Audiences A Fitting Rendering Of This Monument Of English Verse Which Captures Uniquely The Song Of Homer Himself.The Thing That Best Distinguishes This From All Other Translations Of Homer Is That It Alone Equals The Original In Its Ceaseless Pour Of Verbal Music. . . . Pope Worked Miracles In Highlighting The Play Of Vowels Through His Lines. . . . Every Word Is Weighted, With A Pressure Of Mind Behind It. This Is A Poem You Can Live Your Way Into, Over The Years, Since It Yields More At Every Encounter. On Reading Pope'S Homer New York Times, 6/1/1997For Homer To Take His Place Among Our Classics It Must Be The Case That A Rendering Could Exercise The Same Spell Over The Collective Ear As Englishlanguage Poets. You Could Not Memorize Fagles, Or Lattimore Or Hobbes, A Few Phrases Apart While Pope, Even At His Least Homeric, Is Memorable. . . . Pope Is Not Superseded. David Ricks, Kings College, London, Classics Ireland, Vol. 4, 1997Published By Ex Fontibus Company.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the ISBN of The Iliad: The Verse Translation by Alexander Pope? A: The ISBN for The Iliad: The Verse Translation by Alexander Pope is 9781480048348.
- Q: Who is the author of this translation of The Iliad? A: The author of this translation of The Iliad is Homer, translated by Alexander Pope.
- Q: What is the page count of this edition of The Iliad? A: This edition of The Iliad contains 610 pages.
- Q: Is this book a new or used copy? A: This book is listed as a new copy.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was this edition of The Iliad published? A: This edition of The Iliad was published on October 9, 2012.
- Q: What are the notable features of this book? A: This book is described as a used book in good condition, featuring illustrations by Flaxman.
- Q: What genre does this book belong to? A: This book belongs to the Classics genre.
- Q: Does this edition include illustrations? A: Yes, this edition includes illustrations by Flaxman.
- Q: Why is Alexander Pope's translation of The Iliad considered significant? A: Alexander Pope's translation is considered significant for its melodious beauty and ability to convey the grandeur and wit of Homer's original work.