Alexander studied philosophy and theology at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and has a doctorate in classics from Columbia University.Īdhering closely to the original Greek, Alexander’s new translation retains the driving cadence of its source material, capturing the epic scale and the powerful impact of Homer’s poem. The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander Paperback Septemby Homer (Author), Caroline Alexander (Author) 4.6 932 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 14.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover from 124.99 1 Used from 124.99 1 New from 124. Above all, this is a tale of the devastation, waste and pity of war. Recognized as one of the greatest ancient Greek poets and author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homer is believed to have lived during the ninth century BC. This is the Iliad: an ancient story of enduring power magnetic characters defined by stirring and momentous speeches a panorama of human lives locked in a heroic struggle beneath a mischievous or indifferent heaven. The life and very existence of Homer remains a mystery.

It dramatically presents the explosive confrontation between the great warrior Achilles and Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks, the battle between Achilles and Hector after the slaying of Achilles’ friend Patroclus and the interventions of the gods and goddesses on the sides of their favorites. With her virtuoso translation of The Iliad, Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan War. The Iliad explores the sweeping impact of war and its destruction.

Composed around 730 B.C., the Iliad recounts the events of a few weeks in the ten-year war between the invading Greeks and the Trojans defending their besieged city of Troy. The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander Translator (s): Caroline Alexander Release Date: NovemPublisher/Imprint: Ecco Pages: 608 Buy on Amazon Reviewed by: Karl Wolff After ten years of war, soldiers have grown weary. For a hundred generations, poets and thinkers in the West have pored over, retold and argued about the events. With her vivid translation, bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan War, The Iliad. The Iliad is still the greatest poem about war that our culture has ever produced.

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