books by Homer     books:     Homer      Iliad Homer, Stanley Lombardo Hackett Publishing Company, 1997 An epic translation "Sprung out of bitterness, the philosophy of the Iliad excludes resentment." Thus Rachel Bespaloff, stating the seemingly impossible. Years ago I read the Iliad in Fitzgerald's fine translation, but every page had the heavy cadence of a "classic." Now I'm reading ...             Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1) Homer Hickam Delta, 2000 Amazing True Story Homer Hickam grew up in a rural isolated mountain town but went on to win the National Science Fair. This book is his story and how he was successful. I bought 24 copies of this book to inspire my advanced 6th grade Reading class. They loved the book. In our ...             The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) Homer Penguin Classics, 2006 A great translation. I recommend this translation for anyone who loves this story, and tried to read it before and gave up. This book is an easy, flowing, beautiful read. Some readers may disagree with some of the translator's choices. For instance, the scene where Odysseus must carefully ...             Odyssey Homer Hackett Publishing Company, 2000 Eminently readable and true to the original text Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey, as well as his Iliad and Aeneid, receive much-deserved kudos as the most readable translations available. He writes with poetic and colloquial English that makes it easy for the lay person to understand. Unfortunately, many ...             The Odyssey of Homer Homer Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999 Straight-forward translation I own and have read translations of The Iliad & The Odyssey by Fagles, Fitzgerald, and Lattimore. I rate them as follows: 1. Lattimore 2. Fitzgerald 3. Fagles Fitzgerald's translations are often the most enjoyable. However, I feel that Lattimore's clarity ...             Iliad and Odyssey boxed set Homer Penguin Classics, 1999 The ground is dark with blood The Iliad With many books, translations are negligible, with two obvious exceptions, one is the Bible, and surprisingly the other is The Iliad. For example: "Rage--Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, Murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans ...             The Odyssey Homer Penguin Classics, 1999 Fagles finds the translator's "middle ground" amidst controversy About the Odyssey itself, I can add no greater praise than that which has already been deservedly heaped onto one of humankind's greatest literary creations. This particular version is graced with an excellent introduction and notes by Bernard Knox, and what I ...             The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Homer Penguin Classics, 1998 A defense of Fagles for the general reader I don't normally write reviews for "the classics": what can I say that hasn't already been said more elegantly and succinctly by hundreds and thousands already? So, regarding the book itself I will say simply that this story clearly has earned the title of "classic" ...             The Iliad of Homer Homer University Of Chicago Press, 1961 the iliad Though it was a challenging read (how challenging will depend on the translation), Homer's epic poem Iliad is a classic tale about the war between the ancient Greeks (Achaeans) and the Trojans, and the involvement of the gods in the war. Although I am generally not ...             The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation Homer Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998 The Odyssey. Homer/ Robert Fitzgerald, translator. "Odysseus rolled his head to one side softly, ducking the blow, and smiled a crooked smile with teeth clenched." It's been a few years since I read Walden, but I recall Thoreau stating that Homer's epics should be read in no language but Greek. He may have been ...             The Essential Homer: Selections from the Iliad and the Odyssey Homer Hackett Publishing Company, 2000 The Best of the Best of the Best Lombardo's translations of Homer are brilliant, energetic, and fun to read. While other translations are as dry and dusty as ancient Greek itself, Lombardo remarkably manages to bring it all to life, and reading both the Iliad and the Odyssey are as interesting and ...             The Odyssey of Homer (Bantam Classics) Homer Bantam Classics, 1990 Hear the Sirens sing. When I was a younger lad, I bought Richard Lattimore's translation, which is a grandiose bore. Then I had the good fortune to read Mandelbaum's Aeneid, which shines. This brought me to Mandelbaum's Odyssey. And it is the ideal Odyssey for scholarship and pleasure: ...             The Basic Principles of Effective Consulting Linda K. Stroh, Homer H. Johnson Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005 Review of Book Great book! I liked how the book goes through each step of the consulting process. Follow the steps and you can't go wrong. Probably the best feature is the practical advice given in each of the chapters. For example, the authors tell you what questions to ask in the ...             The Essential Iliad Homer, Sheila Murnaghan Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2000 Excellent translation I really enjoy this translation. I think it's perfect for the classroom and is very easy to read. It's clear, and the language isn't so heightened that people are intimidated by it. This is a must for any college student.             The Sobs of Autumn's Violins A. R. Homer Llumina Press, 2005 An Intelligent Spy Thriller from WWII Author A. R. Homer creates a captivating story of the D-day invasion and all that leads up to it by mixing actual historic facts with both real and fictional characters. His novel, "The Sobs of Autumn's Violins - A Novel of War and Love," is a wonderfully creative and ...          products you might be interested in search for books consulting, essential, fitzgerald, principles, selections, translation      toavi.com    web we recommend Amazing True Story randomly chosen book: lechts und rinks. gedichte, statements, peppermints.