The Iliad, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from The Iliad, Vol. 1: With an English TranslationIN rendering the Iliad the translator has in the main followed the same principles as those which guided him in his translation of the Odyssey. He has endeavoured to give a version that in some measure retains the ¿owing ease and simple directness of Homer's style, and that has due regard to the emphasis attaching to the arrangement of words in the original, and to make use of a diction that, while elevated, is, he trusts, not stilted. To attain to the nobility of Homer's manner may well be beyond the possibilities of modern English prose.Matters of a controversial nature have as a rule not been touched upon in the notes to this edition, and the brief bibliography is meant merely to sug gest books Of high interest and value to the student of the Iliad. Few Of those which deal primarily with the higher criticism have been included, because the translator is convinced that such matters lie Wholly outside the scope of this book.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.