Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. The 1990 appearance of robert fagless iliad offered a new experience of homer, one that finally made the excitement of the poem accessible to readers of english. From the publisher this set, translated by robert fagles, includes an abridged iliad on six audio cassettes nine hours accompanied by a nine page booklet. Composed in twentyfour books of greek hexameter poetry. The iliad the greeks believed that the iliad and the odyssey were composed by a single poet whom they named homer. Robert fagles is the best living translator of ancient greek drama, lyric poetry, and epic into modern english. He maintains the drive and metric music of homers poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the iliad s mesmerizing repeated phrases in what peter levi calls an astonishing performance.
Like so many readers of this greatest of the classics, there is much labor in taking on this great work. Robert fagles translation of the iliad is undoubtedly one of the very best. Attributed to a sightless poet simply known as homer, of which little is known, this epic poem was most probably created over several centuries, perhaps during the socalled geometric age c. A work of tremendous influence that has inspired writers from his ancient greek contemporaries to modernist writers such as t.
The iliad translated by robert fagles audiobook free. The result, the winner of the 1991 academy of american poets landon translation award, is a wonderfully accessible iliad that preserves every nuance of homers genius. He has published a book of his own poems titled i, vincent. Robert fagles national endowment for the humanities neh. Ilias is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times. Robert fagles, winner of the penralph manheim medal for translation and a 1996 academy award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters presents us with his. Read the iliad by homer,robert fagles,bernard macgregor walker knox available from rakuten kobo. The iliad at the iliad, together with the odyssey, is one of two ancient greek epic poems traditionally attributed to homer. The iliad by homer part 1 of 2 full audiobook greatest audio books the iliad sometimes referred to as the song of. The iliad depicts a roughly 3000yearold warrior culture based on men winning glory by fighting other men and stealing their possessions and enslaving their women. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the iliad mentions or alludes to many of the greek legends. The iliad by homer fagles, robert knox, bernard mac gregor walker the centuriesold epic about the wrath of achilles is rendered into modern english verse by a renowned translator.
Free courses taught by hillsdale college faculty to pursue knowledge of the highest things, form character, and defend constitutional government. Buy the iliad penguin classics new ed by homer, knox, bernard, knox, bernard, fagles, robert isbn. It is read by a number of different volunteer narrators at librivox and the quality sounds pretty good for each of them. Anger be now your song, immortal one,akhilleus anger, doomed and ruinous, that caused the akhaians loss on bitter lossand. The centuries old epic about the wrath of achilles is rendered into modern english verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of. The iliad by robert fagles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other. The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century. Perhaps the greatest poem of the western world, the iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the.
In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700 yearold tale. The iliad, by homer full audiobook homer s iliad is the first great work of western literature. Both the loeb and lattimore versions are very faithful, but i think some readers may find them fairly. The great war epic of western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist robert fagles. In book iii paris and menelaus fought as rivals for helens favor. Fagles cavalier handling of the source text eliminates this as the best translation for me.
The iliad stands as the oldest work of european literature still in existence. Buy the iliad new ed by homer, knox, bernard, knox, bernard, fagles, robert isbn. This groundbreaking english version by robert fagles is the most important recent translation of homers great epic poem. September 11, 1933 march 26, 2008 was an american professor, poet, and academic, best known for his many translations. Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of homers original.
The story begins when paris, son of priam, king of troy, carries off the beautiful helen, thereby precipitating the bitter trojan war. The verse translation has been hailed by scholars as the new. One of the preeminent translators of our time, robert fagless interpretations of these epic poems give new life to three seminal works in the western canon. Iliad vii, v ll 236ff fagles, p 221 consider in book vii the actions of hector and ajax. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. The iliad by robert fagles pdf free download ebook. Homer was the first greek writer whose work survives.
The iliad by robert fagles in doc, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Professor robert fagles 19332008, translations of the greek classics, which have become somewhat unlikely bestsellers. In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700yearold tale. The iliad by robert fagles and a great selection of related books. I think it did take a level of concentration im not accustomed to. The identity of the composer of the odyssey and the iliad is a matter of some speculation. His audiobook has no introduction, but after the poem a professor reads a section of the iliad in the exotic original greek. The iliad homer fagles, robert knox, bernard macgregor. Katrijn van diest i have read both the iliad and the odyssey and i can assure you that the odyssey is as bad as the iliad when it.