The Iliad of Homer: done into English prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers

By Ivor A. Richards

The Iliad of Homer - done into English prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3337367674
• ISBN13: 9783337367671
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Hansebooks
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

The ground is dark with blood.

With many books, translations are largely negligible, with two notable exceptions: the Bible and, surprisingly, The Iliad. Each translation can offer a different insight and feel for the story. Everyone will have a favorite. I have several. There are partial translations that are worth reading, but as with any abridgment or incomplete Iliad, you will never know what is missing. Be aware of retold versions, as the purpose of the original can be twisted or lost altogether. For example: "Sing, goddess, the wrath of Achilles Peleus' son, the ruinous wrath that brought on the Achaians woes innumerable, and hurled down into Hades many strong souls of heroes, and gave their bodies to be a prey to dogs and all winged fowls; and so the counsel of Zeus wrought out its accomplishment from the day when first strife parted Atreides king of men and n-o-b-l-e Achilles." - Translated by Andrew Lang, M.A., Walter Leaf, Litt.D., And Ernest Myers, M.A. Books I. - IX. . . . . W. Leaf. " X. - XVI. . . . . A. Lang. " XVII. - XXIV. . . . . E. Myers. - Translated 1883 Our story takes place in the ninth year of the ongoing war. We get an introduction to the first nine years, but they serve merely as background to this tale of pride, sorrow, and revenge. The story will also end abruptly before the war comes to a close. We have a wide conflict between the Trojans and Achaeans over a matter of pride; the gods get to take sides and many times direct spears and shields. Although the more focused conflict is the power struggle between two different types of power. That of Achilles, son of Peleus and the greatest individual warrior, and that of Agamemnon, lord of men, whose power comes from his position. We are treated to a blow-by-blow inside story as to what each is thinking and an unvarnished description of the perils of war and the search for Arête (to be more like Aries, God of War). Next, before reading the Odyssey, you will want to bridge the gap with “The War at Troy: What Homer Didn't Tell” by Quintus of Smyrna.