{"product_id":"on-translating-homer","title":"Homeros'u Çevirmek Üzerine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can you judge a translation when you cannot read the original?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn On Translating Homer, Matthew Arnold turns that problem into a sharp debate about what English owes an ancient poet. His three lectures ask what makes Homer distinctive, and what a translator must preserve. Francis William Newman supplies the rival voice, defending a rough, old-fashioned Iliad in ballad metre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold argues that English readers should feel the effect Homer has on a Greek scholar. He tests English translations against four qualities: speed, plain speech, direct thought and nobility. The dispute reaches beyond individual choices of words. It asks who can judge a translation, and which metre can serve Homer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA practical test\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find a method for judging translations when you cannot check the Greek yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHomer's distinctive qualities\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore why Arnold places speed, plainness, directness and nobility at the heart of Homer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour translators under scrutiny\u003c\/strong\u003e – See where Arnold finds English versions of Homer faithful or wanting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA rival view\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider Newman's defence of his method alongside Arnold's arguments about what readers need.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe argument continues\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Arnold into Last Words, his further answer to Newman on translating Homer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Homer, translators, students of Victorian criticism, and anyone curious about what makes a translation good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and enter the quarrel over how Homer should sound in English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534691467612,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/09886_en_ebook-front_c17.jpg?v=1792175094","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/tr\/products\/on-translating-homer","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}