Chapman's Homer: The IIiad and the Odyssey
- ISBN-10
- 1840221178
- ISBN-13
- 9781840221176
- Series
- Chapman's Homer
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 976
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Author
- Homer
Description
Homer bidding farewell to his wife, Odysseus bound to the mast, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been portrayed in every generation. Chapman's translations are argued to be two of the liveliest and readable.
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