Makers of Poetry and Masters of Prose: Tradition and Innovation in Translating the Iliad.

The article focuses on the tradition and innovation in translating the "Iliad." It states views of poet-critic Peter Levi on Robert Fagles's technicolour 1990 translation of the "Iliad," and challenges associated with the translation such as emotional immediacy of the "Iliad," and mentions according...

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Publicado en:Quadrant Magazine Vol. 62; no. 1/2; pp. 94 - 102
Autor principal: CRAVEN, PETER
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Quadrant Magazine Co Inc. Jan/Feb2018
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Sumario:The article focuses on the tradition and innovation in translating the "Iliad." It states views of poet-critic Peter Levi on Robert Fagles's technicolour 1990 translation of the "Iliad," and challenges associated with the translation such as emotional immediacy of the "Iliad," and mentions according to Canadian critic Northrop Frye, on significance of the way Iliad can honor the death of an enemy in the history of Western art.