The Iliads of Homer
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First Book
47:47 -
Second Book, Part I
35:11 -
Second Book, Part II
29:25 -
Third Book
40:10 -
Fourth Book
47:22 -
Fifth Book, Part I
35:47 -
Fifth Book, Part II
37:55 -
Sixth Book
45:07 -
Seventh Book
34:14 -
Eighth Book
41:43 -
Ninth Book
52:55 -
Tenth Book
39:39 -
Eleventh Book, Part I
30:20 -
Eleventh Book, Part II
32:34 -
Twelfth Book
36:42 -
Thirteenth Book, Part I
25:52 -
Thirteenth Book, Part II
33:46 -
Fourteenth Book
35:26 -
Fifthteenth Book
56:36 -
Sixteenth Book, Part I
32:22 -
Sixteenth Book, Part II
33:05 -
Seventeenth Book
53:05 -
Eighteenth Book
45:42 -
Nineteenth Book
33:35 -
Twentieth Book
36:15 -
Twenty-first Book
44:56 -
Twenty-seond Book
37:31 -
Twenty-third Book, Part I
28:35 -
Twenty-third Book, Part II
35:48 -
Twenty-fourth Book
57:04
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An eagle drops a struggling serpent before the Trojan army, and a disagreement over the omen becomes a test of leadership. Polydamas urges caution near the Greek fleet, while Hector insists on pressing forward. This scene gives a sense of Homer's epic in George Chapman's English translation: public speeches, divine signs and battlefield decisions unfold through long lines of verse.
The poem concerns the Trojan War, with Achilles among its central figures. Its twenty-four books are accompanied here by Chapman's dedications and addresses to the reader. In the opening pages, he argues that poetry can teach princes about virtue, justice and the government of their own passions. Readers can therefore approach the volume both as an ancient war poem and as an example of how an English translator presents its value to his own audience. The elevated language and extended arguments reward attention to how each speaker makes a case.
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- Homer
- Genre
- Classical Poetry
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- Phil Schempf