{"product_id":"the-iliad-the-stephen-mitchell-translation-9781439163382","title":"The Iliad: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the renowned translator of Rilke, \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Gilgamesh, \u003c\/i\u003e a vivid new translation of Western civilization's foundational epic: \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTolstoy called the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003ea miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer's story is thrilling, and his Greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or written. But until now, even the best English translations haven't been able to re-create the energy and simplicity, the speed, grace, and pulsing rhythm of the original. Now, thanks to the power of Stephen Mitchell's language, the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e's ancient story comes to moving, vivid new life, and we are carried along by a poetry that lifts even the most devastating human events into the realm of the beautiful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mitchell's \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis also the first translation based on the work of the preeminent Homeric scholar Martin L. West, whose edition of the original Greek identifies many passages that were added after the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003ewas first written down, to the detriment of the music and the story. Omitting these hundreds of interpolated lines restores a dramatically sharper, leaner text. In addition, Mitchell's illuminating introduction opens the epic still further to our understanding and appreciation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. They are composed in a literary type of Greek, Ionic in basis with Aeolic admixtures. Ranked among the great works of Western literature, these two poems together constitute the prototype for all subsequent Western epic poetry. Modern scholars are generally agreed that there was a poet named Homer who lived before 700 B.C., probably in Asia Minor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Mitchell is widely known for his ability to make old classics thrillingly new. His many books include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Job\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.\u003c\/i\u003e His website is StephenMitchellBooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641422024978,"sku":"9781439163382","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e67fe2a-1d25-48b4-b2ee-4f6e41bec059.jpg?v=1733016236","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-iliad-the-stephen-mitchell-translation-9781439163382","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}