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The Iliad of Homer - A Southern African Translation
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This fresh, wholly new translation of Homers Iliad, the tale of the Trojan War, is designed for a Southern African readership. This translation will be of interest to all lovers of literature and poetry, and to students of the Classics, of translation, and comparative literature.

"Though I could never tire of Homer, when teaching the Iliad in English I did grow dissatisfied with the Anglo-American translations that I and my South African students were forced to use, since they were the only ones available to us.

I came to feel that, on the one hand, kings, princes, palaces and the like were remote from local experience; while, on the other hand, there were many elements of the Homeric world, such as payment of bride-price in cattle, and warriors winning praises in combat, that might resonate with South Africans. Further, it seemed to me that Southern African English by now had a vocabulary and register of its own that deserved to be reflected in poetic translation." Richard Whitaker (translator)

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