The Iliad von Homer

A New Translation by Peter Green
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ISBN: 978-0-520-28143-1
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"Intended for a Greekless readership, veteran translator Peter Green's brilliant new version of the Iliad does full justice to the extraordinary genius of Homer's epic tragedy, not only capturing the original's pristine force but also skillfully controlling the rhythm, idiom, and rhetoric of the master poet's hexameter verses."-Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Clare College, Cambridge University

"It is not easy to stake out new ground with an Iliad translation, but Peter Green has done so magnificently. Reading-or, much better, hearing-this translation must be as close as one can get in English to the original Greek experience, and Green's sensitivity to the rhythms, word-order, and stylistic register of the original is truly impressive. The excitement and horror of the battle scenes are caught as vividly as the love and sadness in the parting of Hector and Andromache, and there is a brilliant and wide-ranging introduction too. A lifetime of experience as critic and translator has gone into this, and it shows."-Christopher Pelling, Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University

"A compelling translation of the Iliad, written with great verve, and 'naturally declaimable' in English, as Peter Green intended.  His concern for first-time readers makes the story, its rhetoric, and its poetic power vividly accessible."-Pat Easterling, Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University

"What an achievement! This new translation of the Iliad by Peter Green is a fitting culmination to a lifetime of scholarship. The introduction alone stands as a contribution to the field, but it is the magnificence of the translation itself that will captivate the reader, bringing Homer to life once again. It is a sheer delight to read; I can only imagine the thrill that will be felt by those reading or hearing the verses, whether for the very first time or the millionth time?."-Eric H. Cline, Professor of Classics and Anthropology and the Director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at George Washington University
"As reading Great Books migrates from the core of a college education to the margins, it’s worth reflecting on just what students are missing and celebrating that there is a new addition to the Iliad family."

"Intended for a Greekless readership, veteran translator Peter Green's brilliant new version of the Iliad does full justice to the extraordinary genius of Homer's epic tragedy, not only capturing the original's pristine force but also skillfully controlling the rhythm, idiom, and rhetoric of the master poet's hexameter verses."-Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Clare College, Cambridge University

"It is not easy to stake out new ground with an Iliad translation, but Peter Green has done so magnificently. Reading-or, much better, hearing-this translation must be as close as one can get in English to the original Greek experience, and Green's sensitivity to the rhythms, word-order, and stylistic register of the original is truly impressive. The excitement and horror of the battle scenes are caught as vividly as the love and sadness in the parting of Hector and Andromache, and there is a brilliant and wide-ranging introduction too. A lifetime of experience as critic and translator has gone into this, and it shows."-Christopher Pelling, Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University

"A compelling translation of the Iliad, written with great verve, and 'naturally declaimable' in English, as Peter Green intended.  His concern for first-time readers makes the story, its rhetoric, and its poetic power vividly accessible."-Pat Easterling, Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University

"What an achievement! This new translation of the Iliad by Peter Green is a fitting culmination to a lifetime of scholarship. The introduction alone stands as a contribution to the field, but it is the magnificence of the translation itself that will captivate the reader, bringing Homer to life once again. It is a sheer delight to read; I can only imagine the thrill that will be felt by those reading or hearing the verses, whether for the very first time or the millionth time?."-Eric H. Cline, Professor of Classics and Anthropology and the Director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at George Washington University
"As reading Great Books migrates from the core of a college education to the margins, it’s worth reflecting on just what students are missing and celebrating that there is a new addition to the Iliad family."

AutorHomer / Green, Peter (Übers.)
EinbandKartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr2019
Seitenangabe608 S.
LieferstatusLieferbar in ca. 10-20 Arbeitstagen
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
AbbildungenTrade Paperback
MasseH22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D4.1 cm 816 g
CoverlagUniversity of California Press (Imprint/Brand)
Auflage1 A. First Edition
VerlagUniversity Presses

Über den Autor Homer

Homer (Homeros, etwa 7. oder 8. Jhd. v. Chr.) ist das größte Mysterium der frühen abendländischen Literaturgeschichte: Weder ist bekannt, wann er geboren wurde, wann er gestorben ist noch ob es ihn überhaupt gegeben hat. So wird z. B. angenommen, dass es sich weniger um eine reale Person als um einen künstlerischen Stil handelt, der von einer Gruppe von Dichtern gepflegt wurde. Homers »Ilias« ist bevölkert von berühmten Mythen wie etwa dem Raub der Helena durch Paris oder dem Kampf zwischen Achilles und Hektor. Daneben steht Odysseus, der es schafft, den Trojanischen Krieg mit seiner List - dem Trojanischen Pferd - für die Griechen zu entscheiden. Die »Odyssee«, Homers zweites Epos, handelt von Odysseus' darauffolgender langer und beschwerlicher Heimkehr. Dabei muss sich der Held beispielsweise gegen den Zyklopen Polyphem oder die Sirenen behaupten. Homer gehört zu den fundamentalen Mythenstiftern der abendländischen Tradition. So bearbeiten Nachfolger den trojanischen Sagenkreis, indem sie ihn etwa wie in »Nostoi« mittels weiterer Rückreisen von Helden wie Agamemnon oder Menelaos anreichern, oder ihn wie in »Batrachomyomachia«, auch bekannt unter »Der Froschmäusekrieg«, parodieren.

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