/lit/ - Literature

Chapman or Pope for the Iliad? If you like other translations this thread is not for you.

Thersites was 100% right

I just finished book two and frankly when it get to listing the armies I don’t believe I understand a word, am I an idiot? Does anybody have any advice?

>And so the Trojans buried Hector breaker of horses
Why is the guy who ran away for most of the book the one whose death caps the story, and what does his breaking of horses have to do with anything?

Is it pro or anti war?

Sincere question. Sure, there were some interesting scenes, but I couldn’t really bring myself to give a shit about much of anything that happened.

Felt like a definite step down from the literature I was reading before; it was as if I’d went from watching critically acclaimed thrillers, to then watching a cheesy action film

But that’s just my opinion, and I’m making the thread to ask for others’ views

Literally capeshit.

Am I allowed to read this?

Hi what is the best prose translation of the Iliad? I have a Dutch friend who can't really understand the verse translations and I cannot find a Dutch translation.

For works that were supposed to be sung/orally performed do you prefer a translation that preserves the poetic form and prose sheme or a scholarly translation trying to be as close as possible to the original?

So I Finisher the iliad today and to be honest it is not AS good as people say. It's not a bad book, it is just kinda overrated.

I liked the language, obviously homer describes things very poetic. I also liked many parts of the General Story, especially towards the end.

I don't like how the Story Cuts off while the war is still going on but whatever, I can look over that.

However I feel like half of the iliad is just random people getting killed in battle which is not interesting in the slightest. The whole iliad could have been like 150 pages shorter imo. (My Version was 500 pages). It is just Generally repetitive.

So yeah I liked parts of it and respect it as an important part of literary history, but I think it is kinda overrated.

is the illiad magical realism?

literally capeshit
the only reason it doesnt get treated like a marvel comic book is because old=good and new=bad among the pseudointellectuals

Who was the best character, bros?

I read Hamilton's Mythology, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid and all of Euripedes where do I go from here

So the Iliad and Odyssey have been around for a while, is there a particular version I should grab or am I just good to go to a local bookstore and pick up whatever? I also saw there was an audiobook, how is that?

This book strangely arouses me, anyone else?

Why were the gods such cunts?

Is this the most boring classical literature in the world?

It basically goes like this.
Adonis, son of George Stephanopolous, grandson of the coupling of Jackie Onassis and Zeus, esteemed in the eyes of gods and men, hurls his bronze pointed spear at Yanni. But the goddess from My Big Fat Greek Wedding watches and breaks the spear in half as it strikes Yanni's leather shield. Anger fills Yanni's loins and he strikes Adonis at the neck where the veins with blood run wide, and hews him solidly on the nape. The dark blood flows and the dark mist covers Adonis's eyes.

Repeat for 400 pages.

The most overrated literature ever created. Odysseus is 100 times better.

is reading the Iliad one book per day an enjoyable way to experience it?

How am i supposed to read this if i can't into poetry ? i don't have a musical ear, poems just sound like weird prose that rhymes

I've been told Pope shouldn't be read first and I should start with a different translation. Is this true, if yes - who?