Homer

This edition contains the Greek text, and is supplemented by an introduction giving the necessary background and setting Book III in the context of the Iliad as a whole, explanatory notes and a vocabulary.

Iliad VI makes ideal reading for a student approaching the epic for the first time. Amongst other episodes it includes the meeting of Diomedes and Glaukos in battle, which throws light on the ethics of epic warfare; and the touching scene of Hektor's final parting from his wife Andromache and baby son Astyanax. This illustrated edition includes text with notes on the facing page, introduction and select bibliography of further reading. There are also short appendices introducing the forms of Homeric dialect with their Attic equivalents, prepositional usages in Homer, Homeric formulae, and scansion of the hexameter. A consolidated vocabulary and glossary of proper names follow - in sum all the basic material needed for early Greek learners to tackle their first book of Homer with confidence and understanding.

This edition of Iliad I provides an admirable introduction to a first reading of Homer. The book deals with the origin of Achilles’ wrath which gives rise to the poem’s main plot, which introduces principal characters such as Odysseus and Nestor and adumbrates the role the gods are to play in the story. This edition provides text with notes on facing pages, an introduction to Homer’s poetry, bibliography, vocabulary, glossary of proper names and short appendices on Homeric dialect forms, prepositional usages, formulaic composition and the dactylic hexameter – everything needed by the student tackling Homeric epic for the first time.

'The best modern prose translation of The Iliad' Robin Lane Fox, The TimesThe first of the world's great tragedies, The Iliad centres on the pivotal four days towards the end of the ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. In a series of dramatic set pieces, it follows the story of the humiliation of Achilleus at the hands of Agamemnon and his slaying of Hektor: a barbarous act with repercussions that ultimately determine the fate of Troy. The Iliad not only paints an intimate picture of individual experience, but also offers a universal perspective in which human loss and suffering are set against a vast and unpitying divine background where fickle, quarrelsome gods decide the fate of men. Translated with an Introduction by Martin Hammond

Die Ilias gilt als die älteste Dichtung des Abendlandes. Homer verarbeitete nicht nur eigenes Gedankengut, sondern schöpfte auch aus Überlieferungen mündlicher Dichtungbis in die kretisch-mykenische Zeit. Dabei stellte er das Tradierte - einem einheitlichen Plan folgend - in einen gänzlich neuen Zusammenhang in komplexer Gliederung und Ordnung. Das Epos veranschaulicht das sittliche Maß halten, die Selbstbeherrschung, als höchste Form menschlichen Handelns und gibt Hinweise für das richtige Verhalten gegenüber den Göttern.

"It is always a real pleasure to read a translation which adheres to one basic, important principle, to reflect faithfully what the poet says. Professor Cook's translation does just that.... This is a literal translation, following the original line for line. These lines scan easily and move rapidly, thus reproducing one of the special delights of Homeric style.... Recommended highly." --Francis D. Lazenby, Classics Department, University of Notre Dame

The epic tale of wrath and redemption. 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 Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. William F. Wyatt has brought the Loeb’s Iliad up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray’s admirable style but is worded for today’s readers. The two-volume edition includes an Introduction, helpful notes, and an index.

The epic tale of wrath and redemption. 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 Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. William F. Wyatt has brought the Loeb’s Iliad up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray’s admirable style but is worded for today’s readers. The two-volume edition includes an Introduction, helpful notes, and an index.

The hero’s journey home from war. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus’ long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homer’s classic poem features Odysseus’ encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters, who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero’s faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day and unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus’ place. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock has brought the Loeb’s Odyssey up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray’s admirable style but is worded for today’s readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and index.

The hero’s journey home from war. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus’ long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homer’s classic poem features Odysseus’ encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters, who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero’s faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day and unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus’ place. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock has brought the Loeb’s Odyssey up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray’s admirable style but is worded for today’s readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and index.

Odysseen er det yngste av de to homeriske heltediktene som innleder hele vår europeiske litteratur. Eposet skildrer Odyssevs' strabasiøse hjemferd fra Troja og hjemkomsten til Ithaka. Handlingen strekker seg bare over 41 dager, men Odyssevs forteller om hva som har skjedd ham under hjemferden som har tatt 10 år. Han har blant annet blitt holdt tilbake av en nymfe, besøkt underverdenen, møtt to kykloper. På Ithaka venter Penelope, hans hustru. Eposet er bygget opp av 24 sanger.

Iliaden er et langt fortellende dikt, som i Kjell Arild Pollestads oversettelse er gjort om til flytende, norsk prosa. Sammen med Odysseen, utgjør Iliaden det tidligste litterære utrykk for europeisk mentalitet, og kan sies å være både forløper og grunnlag for den moderen romanen. Iliaden er den eldste av de to homeriske heltediktene som innleder hele vår europeiske litteratur. Handlingen i Iliaden er lagt til en kort episode under grekernes ti år lange beleiring av Troja. Skipene deres er trukket opp på stranden, og krigerne har slått leir i hytter nede ved fartøyene. Kampene foregår på sletten mellom leiren og bymurene. Kong Agamemnon, som har kommandoen over hele den greske hæren, har sammen med sin bror Menelaos, kongen i Sparta, fått de andre greske fyrstene til å avlegge ed på at de skal delta i en krig mot Priamos, Trojas konge, siden Paris, en av Priamos’ mange sønner, har bortført Menelaos’ hustru, den skjønne Helena. Iliaden begynner med en krangel mellom Agamemnon og Akilles, grekernes fremste stridsmann, som ender med at Akilles trekker seg ut av striden helt til vennen Patroklos blir drept. Da griper han igjen til våpen og dreper Hektor, Priamos’ kjæreste sønn, men grepet av farens tårer overlater han liket til kong Priamos. Iliaden ender med Hektors gravferd