This volume presents a selection from Popes celebrated translation of Homers Iliad, edited and arranged so as to concentrate on the central core of the story and thus to be readable as a continuous narrative. Also included is a section of the best of Popes notes to his own translationthese illuminate his principles as a translator and transmit his intelligent and penetrating assessments of the Iliads poetic qualities. It will enable students of English literature to sample a neglected poem written by Pope at the height of his powers, once thought to contain some of his finest writing and deepest poetic thoughts about Man and Nature. Students of the Classics, on the other hand, will be able to study in detail the response of one of its most distinguished admirers to the greatest poem of ancient Greece. Felicity Rosslyns introduction discusses the main themes of the poem and establishes Popes unique qualifications as a translator of Homer.

Binding: Paperback;256 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: N/A; Weight: 421.64 g; Dimensions: N/A

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