Translators and scholars have translated the main works attributed to
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
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Iliad
The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odysse ...
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Odyssey
The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major Ancient Greek literature, ancient Greek Epic poetry, epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by moder ...
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Homeric Greek
Homeric Greek is the form of the Greek language that was used by Homer in the ''Iliad'', ''Odyssey'', and Homeric Hymns. It is a literary dialect of Ancient Greek consisting mainly of Ionic, with some Aeolic forms, a few from Arcadocypriot, and ...
into English since the 16th and 17th centuries. Translations are ordered chronologically by date of first publication, with first lines provided to illustrate the style of the translation.
Not all translators translated both the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''; in addition to the complete translations listed here, numerous partial translations, ranging from several lines to complete books, have appeared in a variety of publications.
The "original" text cited below is that of "the Oxford Homer."
''Iliad''
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Romanization
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...
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16th and 17th centuries (1581–1700)
Early 18th century (1701–1750)
Late 18th century (1751–1800)
Early 19th century (1801–1850)
Late middle 19th century (1851–1875)
Late 19th century (1876–1900)
Early 20th century (1901–1925)
Early middle 20th century (1926–1950)
Late middle 20th century (1951–1975)
Late 20th century (1976–2000)
21st century
''Odyssey''
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Romanization
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...
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17th century (1615–1700)
Early 18th century (1701–1750)
Late 18th century (1751–1800)
Early 19th century (1801–1850)
Late middle 19th century (1851–1875)
Late 19th century (1876–1900)
Early 20th century (1901–1925)
Early middle 20th century (1926–1950)
Late middle 20th century (1951–1975)
Late 20th century (1976–2000)
21st century
Notes
References
Further reading
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* Nikoletseas, Michael M. ''The Iliad - Twenty Centuries of Translation: a Critical View'', 2012
External links
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Published English Translations of Homer's ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'' by Ian Johnston. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
* {{citation, url = http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/homer/html/application.html, publisher =
NorthWestern.edu, title = The Chicago Homer, author1 = Homer, author-link = Homer, translator-first= James , translator-last = Huddleston, access-date =8 August 2011
Homer, English translations
Homer, English translations
Iliad
Odyssey
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