{"product_id":"the-iliad-by-homer-9780199326105","title":"The Iliad","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/em\u003e is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, for which Barry Powell, one of the twenty-first century’s leading Homeric scholars, has given us a magnificent new translation. Graceful, lucid, and energetic, Powell’s translation renders the Homeric Greek with a simplicity and dignity reminiscent of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe text immediately engrosses students with its tight and balanced rhythms, while the incantatory repetitions evoke a continuous \"stream of sound\" that offers as good an impression of Homer’s Greek as one could hope to attain without learning the language. Accessible, poetic, and accurate, Powell’s translation is an excellent fit for today’s students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith swift, transparent language that rings both ancient and modern, it exposes them to all of the rage, pleasure, pathos, and humour that are \u003cem\u003eHomer's Iliad\u003c\/em\u003e. Both the translation and the introduction are informed by the best recent scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUses well-modulated verse and accurate English that is contemporary but never without dignity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePowell’s introduction sets the poem in its philological, mythological, and historical contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFeatures unique on-page notes, facilitating students’ engagement with the poem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEmbedded illustrations accompanied by extensive captions provide Greek and Roman visual sources for key passages in each of the poem’s twenty-four books.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEight maps (the most of any available translation) provide geographic context for the poem’s many place names.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAudio recordings (read by Powell) of fifteen important passages are available at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.oup.com\/us\/powell\"\u003ewww.oup.com\/us\/powell\u003c\/a\u003e and indicated in the text margin by an icon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648029376748,"sku":"9780199326105","price":78.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780199326105-the-iliad.jpg?v=1779248746","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-iliad-by-homer-9780199326105","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}