A work of tremendous influence that has inspired writers from his ancient greek contemporaries to modernist writers such as t. Robert fagles, renowned translator of greek classics, died march 26 in princeton of prostate cancer. In other words, it exemplifies as no other translation has for me what scholars have been telling us about homer for centuries. In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700yearold tale. Iliad audiobook online download, free audio book torrent. An iliad was originally developed as part of the new york theatre workshop usual suspects program. The iliad, by homer full audiobook homers iliad is the first great work of western literature. Marks 19 professor of comparative literature, emeritus, at princeton university. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The iliad by homer, translated by robert fagles, is undoubtedly wonderful poetry that makes you marvel at word choice and rhetorical construction. The odyssey is literatures grandest evocation of every mans journey through life. Homer was the first greek writer whose work survives. The iliad audiobook by homer, robert fagles translator. Jacobi is a great actor, but he tends to overact when reading the iliad by, for instance, stretching long vowels, and his audiobook is an abridgement.
Fagles, the arthur marks 19 professor of comparative literature emeritus at princeton university, was widely acclaimed for his popular translations of homers the iliad. The identity of the composer of the odyssey and the iliad is a matter of some speculation. 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. Iliad audiobook online download, free audio book torrent, 51675. He brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic work, but maintains the drive and metric music of homers poetry and evokes the impact and nuance of homers mesmerizing repeated phrases. Buy the iliad by robert fagles, homer from amazons fiction books store. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Set in the trojan war, the tenyear siege of ilium, by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between king agamemnon and the warrior achilles. The iliad penguin classics knox, bernard, homer, knox, bernard, fagles, robert isbn. Eliot, homers epic poem the iliad is translated by robert fagles with an introduction and notes by bernard knox in penguin classics. Internet archive bookreader homer the odyssey fagles.
The story begins when paris, son of priam, king of troy, carries off the beautiful helen, thereby precipitating the bitter trojan war. Crowded with characters, both human and nonhuman, and bursting with action, the epic tales detail the fabled trojan war and the adventures of odysseus as he struggles to return home. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic. The iliad by homer robert fagles trans read by derek jacobi. Robert fagless vigorous, celebrated translation of the iliad receives a lively and engaging reading from renowned actor derek jacobi in this abridged. Sep 27, 2017 the iliad translated by robert fagles audio book on bookdepository stay safe and healthy. This is not a reflection on fagles translation or ian mckellens narration which are both 5 stars. Written by homer, robert fagles translator, narrated by ian mckellen. The iliad is one of the two great epics of homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say the iliad is a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. Homer was probably born around 725bc on the coast of asia minor, now the coast of turkey, but then really a part of greece. Translated from the greek by robert fagles characters antigone daughter of oedipus and jocasta ismene sister of antigone a chorus of old theban citizens and their leader creon king of thebes, uncle of antigone and ismene a sentry haemon son of creon and eurydice tiresias a blind prophet a messenger eurydice wife of creon. September 11, 1933 march 26, 2008 was an american professor, poet, and academic, best known for his many translations. The ancients believed it was a bard called homer, although they disagreed about biographical details.
The great war epic of western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist robert fagles a penguin classic dating to the ninth century b. Internet archive bookreader homertheodyssey fagles. The iliad translated by robert fagles audio book on. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.
This is the best version i have found so far of the iliad. Nov 02, 2006 robert fagles, whose acclaimed translations of homers iliad and odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events, brings the aeneid to a new generation of readers, retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original latin as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. The iliad audiobook by homer, robert fagles translator audible. Though stevens speeds up in the heat of the moment, he reads with perfect clarity, intelligence, and passion. Robert fitzgeralds translation of the iliad into normal english is beautiful and poetic. Buy, download and read the iliad ebook online in epub format for iphone, ipad, android, computer and mobile readers. Perhaps the greatest poem of the western world, homers the iliad unfolds the story of fifty critical days near the end of the trojan war. Homers illiad translated by robert fagles order description. The iliad, together with the odyssey, is one of two ancient greek epic poems traditionally attributed to homer.
Listening to derek jacobi deliver the iliad in robert fagles translation. He was the recipient of the 1997 penralph manheim medal for translation and a 1996 award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters. The odyssey audiobook homer, robert fagles translator. The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century bc, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the greek language, making it the first work of european literature. Nov 19, 2008 i thought reading the iliad by homer translated by robert fagles would be a chore. The ancient greek poet homer established the gold standard for heroic quests and sweeping journeys with his pair of classic epic poems, the iliad and the odyssey. The iliad, the opening of book i, translated by robert fagles. It was commonly thought that he lived on chios, an isl. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own. Martin of stanford university was sure enough to compare lattimores translation of ten lines from book nine 9.
An iliad by lisa peterson and denis ohare based on homers the iliad, translated by robert fagles the following acknowledgments must appear on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the play. Composed in twentyfour books of greek hexameter poetry, it portrays the events of the last year. The iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to homer. In robert fagles beautifully rendered text, the iliad overwhelms us afresh. The iliad audiobook homer, robert fagles translator audible. 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 homer. Aug 17, 2006 combining the skills of a poet and scholar, robert fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. Achilles has quarreled with agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while hector brings his trojans to the brink of victory. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of homers original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of the odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring and treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. Dan stevens, the narrator, does an equally amazing job.
The words used are in normal english so you dont have to struggle to decipher them. The iliad by homer derek jacobi reads the opening, translated by. Renowned classicist bernard knox observes in his superb introduction that although the violence of the iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace. Fagles was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania, the son of charles fagles, a lawyer, and vera voynow fagles, the iliad the odyssey by. Agamemnon the libation bearers the eumenides by aeschylus translated by robert fagles and a great selection of related books.
The 4 star rating in this case is only for the 2005 penguin audio audiobook edition of robert fagles 1996 translation of homers the odyssey. September 11, 1933 march 26, 2008 was an american professor, poet, and academic, best known for his many translations of ancient greek and roman classics, especially his acclaimed translations of the epic poems of homer. The iliad in this widely acclaimed verse translation of homers great epic, robert fagles combines the skills of poet and scholar. The great war epic of western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist robert fagles a penguin classic dating to the ninth century. Robert fagles, celebrated translator of ancient epics. If it is to hard to go through iliad translated by robert fagles, then just grab this book.
It is not just about the homers the iliad and the odyssey biography but can be a quick references to all the book chapters in both book. Both works attributed to homer the iliad and the odyssey are over ten thousand lines long in the original. The result, the winner of the 1991 academy of american poets landon translation award, is a wonderfully accessible iliad that preserves. It was fun to remember the books, though, and dig a little deeper. The embassy to achilles lines 318327 in his introduction to lattimores reissued version of the iliad in 2011, richard p. He maintains the drive and metric music of homers poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the iliads mesmerizing repeated phrases in what peter levi calls an astonishing performance. Homers the iliad and the odyssey audiobook listen instantly. Eliot, homers epic poem the iliad is translated by robert fagles with an. I discover but audiobook versions of fagles translations of the iliad and.