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A carregar... The Anger of Achilles: The Iliad (Penguin Classics)por Homer
   Best of World Literature (353) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I do love Graves' translation of the Iliad. He has rendered the work into eminently readable prose, with pieces of poetry where appropriate (although his obsession with rhyming these stanzas makes them a little bit doggerel). His experiences in the first world war give him a unique perspective on leadership which he uses deftly to paint Agamemnon and Hector as deeply flawed generals. These are not good leaders; they are simply the leaders that the men must learn to work with. Other heroes stand up to them, coerce and cajole to get their own way or otherwise benefit the fighting men. Diomedes, Sarpedon, Ajax, and Aeneas are shown as kinder princes, while people like Odysseus and Achilles exemplify that particular kind of self-centred 'hero' who barely notices the horrors he causes by his actions (or inactions). If you're put off by verse translations of the Iliad, Graves' delightful prose version is a good option. (  ) NKarman | Jan 31, 2018 |  I do love Graves' translation of the Iliad. He has rendered the work into eminently readable prose, with pieces of poetry where appropriate (although his obsession with rhyming these stanzas makes them a little bit doggerel). His experiences in the first world war give him a unique perspective on leadership which he uses deftly to paint Agamemnon and Hector as deeply flawed generals. These are not good leaders; they are simply the leaders that the men must learn to work with. Other heroes stand up to them, coerce and cajole to get their own way or otherwise benefit the fighting men. Diomedes, Sarpedon, Ajax, and Aeneas are shown as kinder princes, while people like Odysseus and Achilles exemplify that particular kind of self-centred 'hero' who barely notices the horrors he causes by his actions (or inactions). If you're put off by verse translations of the Iliad, Graves' delightful prose version is a good option. ( ) NKarman | Jan 31, 2018 | An extremely clumsy translation by an otherwise capable poet. I cannot critique the scholarship. but the word choice is ugly. (  ) antiquary | Jun 29, 2007 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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War is raging between the Greeks and the Trojans. Achilles, the great warrior champion of the Greek army, is angrily sulking in his tent and refusing to fight, after a row with his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan king Hector kills Achilles' beloved friend, he plunges back into the battle to seek his bloody revenge - even though he knows it will bring about his own doom. Robert Graves's gripping, vigorous retelling of The Iliadportrays quarrelling kings and tarnished heroes, who leave suffering women behind them and are watched over by capricious gods and goddesses. It takes a revered classic back to its roots as popular entertainment. %%%War is raging between the Greeks and the Trojans. Achilles, the great warrior champion of the Greek army, is angrily sulking in his tent and refusing to fight, after a row with his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan king Hector kills Achilles' beloved friend, he plunges back into the battle to seek his bloody revenge - even though he knows it will bring about his own doom. Robert Graves's gripping, vigorous retelling of The Iliadportrays quarrelling kings and tarnished heroes, who leave suffering women behind them and are watched over by capricious gods and goddesses. It takes a revered classic back to its roots as popular entertainment. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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