The Iliad (Mitchell Translation) - Homer
Language: EnglishKeywords:
11th-12century Bce
Achilles
Ajax
Mycenaean
Mythology
Nestor
Odysseus
trojan War
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Written by
Read by Alfred Molina
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
Release date: 10-26-18
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Originally released 10-11-11 by Simon & Schuster
The power and the beauty of The Iliad resound again across 2,700 years in Stephen Mitchell’s exciting new translation, as if the lifeblood of its heroes Achilles and Patroclus, Hector and Priam flowed in every word. And we are there with them amid the horror and ecstasy of war, carried along by a poetry that lifts even the most devastating human events into the realm of the beautiful.
Critics reviews….“Stephen Mitchell’s magnificent new translation of the Iliad reminds us that there is always a new and different way to read and interpret the great classics, and that they need to be reinvigorated from generation to generation, just as we need to be reminded that they are, however venerated, above all stories: exciting, full of life and great characters, in short great entertainment, not just great monuments of culture or the Western canon. Mr. Mitchell has accomplished this difficult feat wonderfully well, and produced a book which is a joy to read and an Iliad for this generation.” (Michael Korda, D. Litt., author of Hero, Ike, and Ulysses S. Grant)
“Stephen Mitchell has done a marvelous thing here: he has given fresh energy and poetic force to a work that perennially repays our attention. Without the Iliad the West would be a vastly poorer place; Homer’s achievement speaks to every successive generation with its unflinching understanding of the essential tragic nature of life. Mitchell’s translation is a grand accomplishment.”
Please note: Book 10, recognized since ancient times as a later addition to the Iliad, has been omitted in this translation. I did not goof in numbering!
“Whatever one thinks of Mitchell’s new—and controversial—translation of Homer’s epic poem of love and war, it begs to be read aloud. Listeners may choose not to wade through the lengthy introduction, read by Mitchell himself, which contains lots of helpful background information about ancient Greek society but unnecessary recitation of long swaths of the poetry. Those who do will be rewarded by Alfred Molina’s rich tones and robust narrative style when the original poetry begins in Book One with “The rage of Achilles—sing it now, goddess, sing through me.” Impeccable pacing and subtle inflections, along with plenty of vocal punch for the battle scenes and confrontational dialogue, make the sometimes coarse vernacular feel appropriate to what Mitchell calls the “spirit of the text.” Let’s hope we get to hear Molina finish the story for us in THE ODYSSEY.” © AudioFile 2011,
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This post has 14 comments with rating of 5/5
April 22nd, 2021
To be listened to while sulking in one’s tent.
April 22nd, 2021
If you can’t read the Iliad in Greek, this is one of the better English translations.
And even if you can read the Iliad in Greek, you probably won’t be able to finish it in three days. So you could keep the Mitchell translation beside you, and go for a mash-up.
April 22nd, 2021
And if you really can’t read the Iliad in Greek, post a dubious comment about reading the Iliad in Greek. Tune in next time, as we pretend to read the Aeneid in the original Roman polanski.
April 22nd, 2021
@caesar963 Mitchell took the burden to translate it because he was fade up with the amount of Translations he couldn’t even finish ,since he was a child. After releasing this translation, he said this is my first time reading The Iliad XD
April 22nd, 2021
jodindy the Hellen of This website is spoiling us more with her uploads. Thousands ships Kneel to you <3
April 23rd, 2021
I’m turned on by the topless towers of Ilium!
April 23rd, 2021
we need to crowd fund a version of this read by Mike Tyson
April 23rd, 2021
From his 40 acre weed ranch? It’s making half a million a month now, so he doesn’t need the wrath & grief of cruel war, is my guess.
April 23rd, 2021
This is a fine translation if you’re not concerned about all the stuff that Mitchell cut out.
April 23rd, 2021
I prefer my books in Aramaic… (poser)
April 24th, 2021
@emtpeui What things he cut out?! he simply removed the unnecessary repetitive stuff which make the iliad long for no reason. Also those greek names are already hard to remember. Actually the iliad is truly hard Book and sometimes can get boring and what worse all the heroes are bad models none has any morales except Hectare and priam and that barley.so this translation is beyond fine but really fantastic. if you gonna have any traditional translation especially for an audiobook your head will wonder thousands of times.
May 17th, 2021
Mitchell followed the work of Martin L. West, a scholar who has very controversial views about parts of the Iliad that don’t really “belong”. Mitchell just cut them all out. As “Within” points out, Mitchell also removes many of the poetic repetitions and other devices that make the Iliad what it is. If you’re fine with the fact that you’re reading an abridgement, read Mitchell’s Iliad.
May 23rd, 2021
the book he removed, by all scholars it is agreed it was a later addition to the iliad so there is no need to have it since it is too problematic with bad taste. the other stuff which were removed were the repetitive stuff which were necessary for oral culture but not for pros like reading. the core of the illed is completely appear in this translation with better emphasis on the main story instead of useless stuff which make anyone who has no background in classics and ancient literature go dizzy.
November 23rd, 2023
please seed !!!!!
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