The Iliad of Homer, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from The Iliad of Homer, Vol. 1: TranslatedThe present mm to say, that there is none, which does not depart widely from the original. It may be thought, that a prose translation would present the most accurate representation, but I am not aware, that anything agreeable to read has been executed in this manner. As the original is in verse, it may be doubted, if any prose translation can preserve a good likeness, like a print, it may give the outline of a picture, but it is without the warmth and charm of colour ing. Not only does no existing translation in verse give the letter, but it is the opinion of scholars, that none has succeeded in embodying the spirit. Probably that of Pope is still the best, it is certainly the most read, yet no one can avoid agreeing in the justice of Bentley's.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.