Reviews
It reads very well, and I liked that some backstory not found in the original was added to aid understanding. I would like to recommend this book to anyone who finds the complete translation daunting.
A book that allows us to glimpse the thoughts of the ancients regarding the significance of human will in the face of fate. I plan to tackle the full translation next time.
I already own the complete translation, but I suddenly felt drawn to Lechner's annotated version, so I bought it, and it's really fun!😆
I bought this book to read the paraphrased version before reading the original translation. I bought it on a recommendation and I'm looking forward to it.
Reading the Iliad in verse form translated into Korean is too painful. That is why a book written in this style is much better.
p329 On the side of the Achaeans (Greeks) were Hera, Athena, Poseidon, and the lame god Hephaestus, and on the side of the Trojans were Aphrodite, Phoebus Apollo, his sister Artemis, and Ares, the god of war. (So Hephaestus and Aphrodite really had a terrible relationship as a couple.) "Why did you come to Troy? Why did you come? I came to find a child. I came. What child did you come to find? I came to find Helena. I came. Rock, Paper, Scissors!" Such jokes kept running through my head the
Homer appears even when reading the history of philosophy. I decided to buy this book because I wondered just how famous he must be to be mentioned so frequently. I watched the movie Troy a long time ago, but this book is even more entertaining than the film. It is very interesting that gods possess emotions similar to humans. It is not difficult to read, and if you want to learn about the Iliad, which appears so often everywhere, I think it is worth reading.
Homer: The Iliad
Homer's epic poem *The Iliad*, which sings of human nature and ultimate destiny, has been newly shaped and recreated by Austrian author Auguste Lechner. You can encounter the work of Auguste Lechner, which has enjoyed steady popularity for over half a century, receiving acclaim for delivering a more vivid emotional impact than the original without compromising its true value. *The Iliad* tells the story of the heroes of the Trojan War who stood in the midst of tragedy as mortal humans before being heroes. Derived from "Ilios," a nickname for Troy, the title means "The Story of Ilios." While this work is generally well known to us as a story about the Trojan War, it does not cover the war step-by-step from its beginning; instead, it records the events of approximately 50 days that took place in the tenth year, when the Trojan War came to an end. It is by no means easy for general readers who are not specialists to access the original text, as it describes events that took place over a short period in the form of a vast epic spanning 24 books and a total of over 15,000 lines, featuring numerous characters and gods, and the stories they weave together are described in a complex and detailed manner; it also incorporates the repetitive and formulaic metaphors and structure characteristic of epics, as well as a narrative style that does not follow the flow of time. This book is the publication of a commentary and translation of Homer’s original work, which possesses these characteristics, presented in easy and vivid language.
Korean title: 일리아스
Korean author: 호메로스
Korean publisher: 문학과지성사
ISBN-13: 9788932030210
Reviews
It reads very well, and I liked that some backstory not found in the original was added to aid understanding. I would like to recommend this book to anyone who finds the complete translation daunting.
A book that allows us to glimpse the thoughts of the ancients regarding the significance of human will in the face of fate. I plan to tackle the full translation next time.
I already own the complete translation, but I suddenly felt drawn to Lechner's annotated version, so I bought it, and it's really fun!😆
I bought this book to read the paraphrased version before reading the original translation. I bought it on a recommendation and I'm looking forward to it.
Reading the Iliad in verse form translated into Korean is too painful. That is why a book written in this style is much better.
p329 On the side of the Achaeans (Greeks) were Hera, Athena, Poseidon, and the lame god Hephaestus, and on the side of the Trojans were Aphrodite, Phoebus Apollo, his sister Artemis, and Ares, the god of war. (So Hephaestus and Aphrodite really had a terrible relationship as a couple.) "Why did you come to Troy? Why did you come? I came to find a child. I came. What child did you come to find? I came to find Helena. I came. Rock, Paper, Scissors!" Such jokes kept running through my head the
Homer appears even when reading the history of philosophy. I decided to buy this book because I wondered just how famous he must be to be mentioned so frequently. I watched the movie Troy a long time ago, but this book is even more entertaining than the film. It is very interesting that gods possess emotions similar to humans. It is not difficult to read, and if you want to learn about the Iliad, which appears so often everywhere, I think it is worth reading.
