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    The Iliad of Homer, Rendered into English Blank Verse
    The Iliad of Homer, Rendered into English Blank Verse
    The Iliad of Homer, Rendered into English Blank Verse
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    The Iliad of Homer, Rendered into English Blank Verse

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    It must equally be considered a splendid performance; and for the present we have no hesitation in saying that it is by far the best representation of Homer's Iliad in the English language. - London Times, 1865
    "The merits of Lord Derby's translation may be summed up in one word, it is eminently attractive; it is instinct with life; it may be read with fervent interest; it is immeasurably nearer than Pope to the text of the original. Lord Derby has given a version far more closely allied to the original, and superior to any that has yet been attempted in the blank verse of our language." - Edinburgh Review, January 1865.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Iliad of Homer, Rendered into English Blank Verse
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    Homer

    Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. They are composed in a literary type of Greek, Ionic in basis with Aeolic admixtures. Ranked among the great works of Western literature, these two poems together constitute the prototype for all subsequent Western epic poetry. Modern scholars are generally agreed that there was a poet named Homer who lived before 700 B.C., probably in Asia Minor.

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