
The product of more than a decade`s continuous work (1598-1611), Chapman`s translation of Homer`s great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power of The Iliad. In muscular, onward-rolling verse Chapman retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, & his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, & the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks & Trojans. Chapman regarded the translation of this epic, & of Homer`s Odyssey (also available in Wordsworth Editions) as his life`s work, & dedicated himself to capturing the `soul` of the poem.