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Emily Wilson's translation of the
Iliad brings Homer's great war story to rousing new life....propulsive....buoyant and expressive.--Natalie Haynes "New York Times Book Review"
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Praise for Emily Wilson's Odyssey
"If Wilson's version has an English model, it is the moving plainness of Matthew Arnold's 'Sohrab and Rustum.'... Though he never produced a translation himself, I think [Arnold] would have recognized his Homer--a poet 'eminently rapid... eminently plain and direct'--in Wilson's."
--Gregory Hays, New York Times Book Review
"[Wilson] preserves the musicality of Homer's poetry, opting for an iambic pentameter whose approachable storytelling tone invites us in, only to startle us with eruptions of beauty.... Wilson's transformation of such a familiar and foundational work is... astonishing."
--Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Atlantic
"In the history of
Odyssey translations, few have exerted such a cultural influence that they become 'classics' in their own right.... I predict that Emily Wilson will win a place in this roll-call of the most significant translations of the poem in history. She certainly deserves the honour."
--Edith Hall, Daily Telegraph
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Masterful...A bloody tale of ancient war and grief comes to vibrant life in modern-day English. Wilson has again presented a Homer that sings.-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
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Readable, relevant and from the heart, this is the
Iliad we have all been waiting for, whether we knew it or not.--Naoíse Mac Sweeney "Washington Post"
Brief Description:
Homer's Iliad describes the final year of the Trojan War, a legendary conflict between an alliance of Greek cities and the city of Troy in Anatolia. engagement with Homer's poetry, Wilson's Iliad now
Publisher Marketing:
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great epic--the most revered war poem of all time.
The Iliad roars with the clamor of arms, the bellowing boasts of victors, the fury and grief of loss, and the anguished cries of dying men. It sings, too, of the sublime magnitude of the world--the fierce beauty of nature and the gods' grand schemes beyond the ken of mortals. In Wilson's hands, this thrilling, magical, and often horrifying tale now gallops at a pace befitting its legendary battle scenes, in crisp but resonant language that evokes the poem's deep pathos and reveals palpably real, even "complicated," characters--both human and divine.
The culmination of a decade of intense engagement with antiquity's most surpassingly beautiful and emotionally complex poetry, Wilson's Iliad now gives us a complete Homer for our generation.
Review Citations:
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Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2023 (EAN 9781324001805, Hardcover)
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Men's Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 84 (EAN 9780140444445, Paperback)
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Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780679410751, Hardcover)
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Library Journal 08/01/1990 (EAN 9780670835102, Hardcover)
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Wilson Middle/Jr. High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780670835102, Hardcover)
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Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780670835102, Hardcover)
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Wilson Senior High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780670835102, Hardcover)
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Choice 02/01/2013 (EAN 9781421406428, Paperback)
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Audio File 04/01/2012 pg. 37 (EAN 9781442347311, Compact Disc)
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Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 66 (EAN 9781442347311, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review
Contributor Bio:Homer
HOMER's identity is shrouded in mystery. Most scholars agree that an epic poet named Homer likely existed anywhere between 900 to 700 B.C.E. Legend, originating in antiquity, says that Homer was a blind bard from Ionia, but no account of Homer's life can be verified.
The Iliad and
The Odyssey, the two epic poems attributed to Homer, which take place during the Trojan War and its aftermath, were derived from the oral storytelling tradition. Their method of composition--either by a single author or several bards working in tandem--remains unknown. The Homeric Poems are among the most significant narratives in the Greek and Western literary canon.
Contributor Bio:Wilson, Emily
Emily Wilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been named a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a MacArthur Fellow. In addition to Homer's
Iliad and
Odyssey, she has also published translations of Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca. She lives in Philadelphia.
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