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After reading “The Song of Achilles” I found a new interest in Ancient Greece, as well as the myths and stories that go along with it. “The Iliad and the Odyssey” is as much about history and collective humanity as it is about the actual story of the Trojan War and Odysseus’s voyage home. Although at times difficult to read and tiring, it is a timeless piece of literature that has inspired countless other great works of art. Odysseus has survived the Trojan War and the perilous journey back to I...

جدا از جایگاه خود اثر هومر، ترجمه سعید نفیسی هم کم مانند است. هرچند که برای کسانی که به خواندن ترجمه های رمان های سبک غربی عادت دارند، کمی سنگین است اما خواندنش بی گمان جذاب است

پسر خوانده‌های پدر خوانده‌ایمداستان کشیده شدن ام به طرف این کتاب از آنجا بود که وقتی رساله های افلاطون و ارسطو را مطالعه می‌کردم در چندین‌جا به آثار هومر اشاره کرده بودند و از طرف دیگر، خیلی از کارگردان‌های اروپایی هم در فیلم‌هایشان به تکرار، از قهرمانان این داستان ها یاد کرده بودند. و در بسیاری از داستان‌ها هم اسامی خدایانِ یونان و قهرمانان این داستان را شنیده بودم و تصمیم گرفتم بارِ این شرمساری از خود را، بیش از این به‌دوش نکشم و ایلیاد و اودیسه را مطالعه کنم. اولش وقت گذاشتن روی مطالعه‌ی مجلد...

I read it when was in school and it was obligatory Portuguese subject reading. I tried a second reading and decided to give another opportunity to this masterpiece and I really really enjoyed it even more than the first time.

It didn't take me long to figure out that I'm not a Homer girl. I think the problem was partly that after years of taking in entertaining, probably dumbed down versions of the stories, the reality ended up a bit of a let down. Another problem was I had trouble liking any of the characters. Achilles? Hector? Even Odysseus? Ugh! Whiney, deceitful, and not very likeable!The Iliad was pretty painful to get through. I forced myself to finish and didn't even get a payoff in the end. What happened to T...

Other than the gruesome, violent images often presented in magnificent detail (hey, it is a war!), I really enjoy reading Homer's epic poem. Where else are we given such insight into stubborn Agamemnon, noble Hector, intelligent and well-spoken Odysseus, lazy and spineless Paris, guilt-ridden Helen, the wrath of the warrior Achille's and how vain he can be? We can identify with Trojan and Greek alike, agonizing with both sides over the destructiveness of war. We get the inside story on all the G...

The translation was pretty readable. This is part of the Great Books of the western world Collection that I have set out to read.Ulysses is my favorite Greek hero.Always was always will be. I read parts of some butchered version in high-school but this one seems to have satisfied my goddess needs.I think we perhaps need some revitalization of the sentiments present in these books to save America from going down the cultural tubes. When the Odyssey is replaced with the "jersey Shore" cannot possi...

The best story ever-it has everything-love, romance, war, brave, handsome men, exotic places, monsters, beautiful women-its all in these two stories. Odysseus is my all-time favorite hero, and although he is a brave hero, he has his faults and it's this combination that makes him so lovable and what makes this story one of the greatest of all time. The text can be difficult to read, and following the who's who of the gods and goddesses can be quite a feat. I've read it several times, I never get...