Discussion:The Iliad by Homer

lil bit, think they didn't read it cause they're a tad far away from greece and you're not 😉

The only Greek classics I read so far are The Republic by Plato and Ovid's Metamorphosis. Which btw I'm going to nominate for book of the month in Feb 🙂

yeah yerss, you are probably right 😉

SilverFighter, i really doubt that many people have read Plato's ''Republic'' and the majority that has read it, wouldnt have understood it.

Well that depends which translation of the Republic you are reading. Mine translated version was by Allan Bloom and he did a good job by explaining in the footnotes where the dialogues and the Philosophy separate. There is another version by William C Scott which has more Philosophical foot notes. Which is great for Philosopher scholars than for literature readers (like I sometimes tend to be).

The Republic isn't an easy book to read but if you chose a translator that you feel comfortable reading, then I suggest the book. I would never suggest The Republic for any of the book clubs I visit because it is very political. That's why I would suggest a book more like Ovid's Metamorphosis simply because is easier to read plays than theory books 😉

It is indeed...i still doubt many people have read it though 😕 or will have an interest in it 😕

I loved it though!! 👆

Im gonna suggest Aenead!! 😄

The Aeneid by Virgil? Sounds like a good suggestion for a book of the month. I like Virgil especially the way Dante illustrated him in the Divine Comedy.

Yeah...Virgils work!! 😄

I like Aenead...Roman's ''Odyssey'' and Virgil is Roman's Homer!! 👆

lol I see allot of mythology in my future!

We will still suggest 20th century books in the list bkk 😄. Kafka or Steinbeck or maybe Hemingway will be suggested (mostly by me) but for now is the Iliad. How far are you right now? I'm half way chapter 3.

Well...needless to say ive read it...many times im afraid because i did it in my Greek and Roman lieratire class a year ago...

Do you remenber the translator from your version of the Iliad?Also I'm not too acquinted with Virgil but he is mostly Poetic right? I only know him because of Dante.

translator?? people, please, learn ancient greek and read the original 😉

^lol I wish greek letters were easy to read 😉

they do teach it in schools 😛 😉

I can read Greek letters because they esemble cyrilic letters, i just got to learn Greek! I know basic words..but not so much i can read the epic...same goes for latin!

I can never remenber the Greek letter alphabet 🙁 I only recoginze a few letters but not all of them.

The Greek alphabet is easy to read but it are the Greek verbs that are a pain in the ass.

it are always the verbs that are the pain, even in latin they are the worse there are 🙁 *curses the verbs*

my luck was awful getting this book...went to the library last week to get and they had to order it..havent heard from them yet..so I went to waldens and the only copy they had was this beautiful hard back one that was 30$ eek! I just wanted a little paper back so I could carry it around with me..so any how Ive read a few of the books on line and I think homer is great! I must admit something funny though I keep picturing the characters looking like disneys Hercules ones lol!

😖hifty: i finally found u bkk....