In the end, it is the greatness and reach of Homer as a poet that the translator must confront. This requires loyalty to the essential qualities of Homeric poetry-its directness, immediacy, and effortless musicality- more than replication of the verse's technical features (although these must be at least suggested). If Pound is right, and I think he is, then the real work of the Homeric translator is clear: to produce a version that is responsive not only to meaning and nuance but also to overall poetic effect, a version that has as much poetry as the original text, the translator's talent, and the current literary situation will yield. Pound's response was that if a person would take the trouble really to learn Greek, he could get all of it, or nearly all of it, in Homer.

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE A musician once asked Ezra Pound if there was anywhere one could get all of poetry, in the sense that one could get all of music in Bach. For Judy, my wife, Mae, my mother, Ben, my son and Ursula, my daughterĬONTENTS TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.6 INTRODUCTION.15 The Iliad and the Trojan Legend.18 Heroic Society.21 The Homeric Gods.26 Achilles.32 Hector.41 The Enduring Heart.44 The Iliad as a Poem of War.50 The Historical Context.59 The Poetic Tradition.67 ILIAD.74 Book 1.74 Book 2.99 Book 3.138 Book 4.158 Book 5.181 Book 6.218 Book 7.239 Book 8.259īook 9.282 Book 10.309 Book 11.333 Book 12.367 Book 13.386 Book 14.420 Book 15.441 Book 16.472 Book 17.507 Book 18.538 Book 19.563 Book 20.580 Book 21.600 Book 22.625 Book 23.648 Book 24.683 Major Characters.716 Gods and Goddesses.716 The Greeks (Achaeans, Argives, and Danaans).719 The Trojans (Dardanians) and Allies.725 Catalogue of Combat Deaths.730 Index of Speeches.737

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