War Music : An Account of Books 1-4 and 16-19 of Homer's Iliad (Paperback)

from amylofgreen

This is a must read for any Homer lover. This takes everything that is great about Homer and modernizes and recreates a musical, poetic work of art. It is not only a must read, it is a must re-read! Enjoy!

from TomMcGreevy

It is such pure pleasure to read brilliant verse. I now understand why The Iliad is an epic. The previous translations I had read had left me cold, if not totally bored. This work is a retelling rather than a translation proper; it transforms the story into a living breathing masterpiece, just as...

from ElizabethPisani

A poetic retelling of Homer which made me realise for the first time what an extraordinary story teller the Greek was. I've read lots of translations of the Illiad. Now, having read Logue's translation, I finally "get it". Logue is not exactly linear in his translation work; I'm hoping he'll fill...

from alanteder

"Who says prayer does no good?*", but Buyer Beware. Review of the Blackstone Publishing audiobook edition (Nov 2019) of the Faber & Faber hardcover "War Music: An Account of Homer's Iliad" (Nov 2015) It is great to cheer for an audio edition of Christopher Logue's (23 November 1926 – 2 December 2...

from Bat

Smashing version of the Ilyad if you find direct translations hard going. Great, novel poetry, but it reads enough like a novel to keep the pages turning.