The Story Of The Iliad A Dramatic Retelling Of Homer S Epic And The Last Days Of Troy

Author : Simon Armitage
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780871408938

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The Story of the Iliad: A Dramatic Retelling of Homer's Epic and the Last Days of Troy by Simon Armitage Pdf

Award-winning poet Simon Armitage dramatizes the story of Troy, animating this classic epic for a new generation of readers. Following his highly acclaimed dramatization of the Odyssey, Simon Armitage here takes on the fate of Troy, bringing Homer’s Iliad to life with refreshing imaginative vision. In the final days of the Trojan War, the Trojans and the Greeks are caught in a bitter stalemate. Exhausted and desperate after ten years of warfare, gods and men battle among themselves for the glory of recognition and a hand in victory. Cleverly intertwining the Iliad and the Aeneid, Armitage poetically narrates the tale of Troy to its dire end, evoking a world plagued by deceit, conflict, and a deadly predilection for pride and envy. As with the Odyssey, Armitage reveals the echoes of ancient myth in our contemporary war-torn landscape, and reinvigorates the classic epics with adventure, passion, and, surprisingly, Shakespearean wit. Praise for The Odyssey: A Dramatic Retelling of Homer’s Epic: “So superb. . . . Armitage ’s love of the Greek epic is evident in almost every line.”—New York Times

Author : Simon Armitage
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780571315116

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The Last Days of Troy by Simon Armitage Pdf

Simon Armitage is rightly celebrated as one of the country's most original and engaging poets; but he is also an adaptor and translator of some of our most important epics, such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Death of King Arthur and Homer's Odyssey. The latter, originally a commission for BBC Radio, rendered the classical tale with all the flare, wit and engagement that we have come to expect from this most distinctive of contemporary authors, and in so doing brought Odysseus's return from the Trojan War memorably to life. The Last Days of Troy, a prequel of kinds, tells the tale of the Trojan War itself in a vivid new dramatic adaptation that is published to coincide with the Royal Exchange's stage performance in April 2014.

Author : Homer,William Lucas Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN3QA2

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The Iliad by Homer,William Lucas Collins Pdf

Author : Homer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139808286

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Homer: Iliad Book 22 by Homer Pdf

Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus. At the same time it adumbrates Achilles' own death and the fall of Troy. This edition will help students and scholars better appreciate this key part of the epic poem. The introduction summarises central debates in Homeric scholarship, such as the circumstances of composition and the literary interpretation of an oral poem, and offers synoptic discussions of the structure of the Iliad, the role of the narrator, similes and epithets. There is a separate section on language, which provides a compact list of the most frequent Homeric characteristics. The commentary offers up-to-date linguistic guidance, and elucidates narrative techniques, typical elements and central themes.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Achilles (Greek mythology)
ISBN : 0192834053

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The Iliad by Homer Pdf

Centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. This book presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background.

Author : Christos Tsagalis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110896251

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Epic Grief by Christos Tsagalis Pdf

This study of the gooi or personal laments in Homer ́s Iliad once and for all articulates the poetic techniques regulating this type of speech. Going beyond the tendency to view lament as a repetitive and group-based activity, this work shows instead the primacy of the goos, a sub-genre which the Iliad has "produced" by absorbing the funerary genre of lament. Oral theory, narratology, semiotics, rhetorical analysis are deftly applied to explore the ways personal laments develop principal epic themes and unravel narrative threads weaving the thematical texture of the entire Iliad (and beyond): the wrath of Achilles, the deaths of Patroclus and Hector, the grief of Achilles and his future death, the foreshadowing of Troy ́s destruction. Winner of the Annual Award in Classics (2007) of the Academy of Athens.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107067776

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Homer: Iliad Book XVIII by Homer Pdf

Presents an edition of this outstanding book containing a clear and readable introduction, concise notes on the text and strong literary appreciation.

Author : M. S. Silk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 052153996X

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Homer: The Iliad by M. S. Silk Pdf

This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem, and the earliest known work of literature in ancient Greece. Michael Silk deals with the poem's historical context, its composition and its extensive influence, and relates its literary power to the peculiar coherence and inter-relation of such aspects of the poem as its style, character-portrayal and ideology. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes an updated guide to further reading. It is essential reading for students of literature and classics.

Author : William Bryant
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382170523

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The Iliad of Homer by William Bryant Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : MR THEODORE M. ANDERSSON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
ISBN : 1478743700

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HOMER'S ILIAD by MR THEODORE M. ANDERSSON Pdf

Author : Homerus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1729
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BCUL:1092448936

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The Iliad by Homerus Pdf

Author : Homer
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008275969

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Troy: The epic battle as told in Homer’s Iliad (Collins Classics) by Homer Pdf

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Author : William Lucas Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590249024

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Homer: the Iliad [a summary]. by William Lucas Collins Pdf

Author : Homer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783375039134

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The Iliad of Homer by Homer Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. Translated into English Verse in the Spenserian Stanza.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0521709776

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Homer: Iliad by Homer Pdf

Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus; but at the same time adumbrates Achilles' own death and the fall of Troy. The introduction summarises central debates in Homeric scholarship, such as the circumstances of composition and the literary interpretation of an oral poem, and offers synoptic discussions of the structure of the Iliad, the role of the narrator, similes and epithets. There is a separate section on language, which provides a compact list of the most frequent Homeric characteristics. While the introduction is mainly geared at intermediate and advanced students, the commentary is designed for use by both students and professional classicists: it offers up-to-date linguistic guidance, and elucidates narrative techniques, typical elements and central themes.