George Chapman: Homer's Iliad

Robert S. Miola

George Chapman: Homer's Iliad

Edited by Robert S. Miola

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George Chapman (1559-1634), English playwright

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Homer (c. 850 BCE?), Greek poet

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Tudor and Stuart Translations 20

Modern Humanities Research Association

11 September 2017 • 480pp

ISBN: 978-1-781881-18-7 (hardback) • RRP £44.99, $61.99, €53.99

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Famously praised by John Keats for speaking ‘loud and bold’, Chapman’s Homer brought Greek poetry and civilization to life for centuries of readers. Many have praised its rough energy and creativity, the crashing power of the verses, its grim depiction of life and death in war. The companion to Gordon Kendal’s edition of Chapman’s Odyssey, this edition of his Iliad features a newly edited version of the 1611 printing (including all the translator’s combative notes and commentary) in modern spelling and punctuation. The introduction, ‘Looking into Chapman’s Homer’, explores the complicated history of revision behind the text, the intermediate Latin sources, and, most important, Chapman’s early modern reception of the Iliad, that is, the later political, cultural, social, literary, moral, and theological ideas that shape his reading of the ancient Greek text. The edition provides also full textual collations, lexical and explanatory notes, a glossary, bibliography, an appendix on Chapman’s contributions to the English language, and index. Like his great contemporary and rival, William Shakespeare, Chapman was a dramatist and one of the great wordsmiths of the Renaissance, a creator of the language that we speak and write today as Modern English. Chapman’s Iliad deploys the resources of this developing English language for stunning poetic effects; this raw and powerful version of Homer’s inspired song stands also as a masterpiece of English literature.

Robert S. Miola is Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor of English / Lecturer in Classics at Loyola University Maryland.

Reviews:

‘The MHRA edition vastly improves our ability to appreciate Chapman’s Homer as English poetry. The new edition presents a far more accessible text of Chapman’s Homer than any previous edition... The new MHRA editions undoubtedly surpass previous editions for classroom use. They make it practical, perhaps for the first time, to incorporate Chapman into courses on Jacobean poetry, on classical reception and the history of translation, on the materiality of the early modern book.’ — Sarah Van der Laan, Spenser Review 48.2.15, Spring-Summer 2018
‘For the significantly improved access to Chapman’s Homer and for the rich collection of pointers in the footnotes, both of these volumes are worthy additions to the MHRA series. Miola and Kendal also allow their affection for Chapman to energize their editions, which provides the reader with some extra motivation to tackle these challenging texts.’ — Sheldon Brammall, Translation and Literature 27, 2018, 223–31
‘This expertly edited volume, suitable for scholars, students, and general readers alike, significantly expands what we know about the cultural transmission of classical texts in early modern Europe. Presenting new insights regarding the reception and dissemination of Homeric epic in early modern England, it also helpfully illuminates Chapman’s specific contributions as versifier, wordsmith, and critic.’ — Melinda J. Gough, Renaissance and Reformation 42.4, Autumn 2019, 208-10
‘Miola’s edition at last makes available the riches of this enormously influential translation for early modern Britain in a highly accessible and affordable publication. It constitutes an invaluable companion to the earlier publication in the series of Chapman’s Odyssey.’ — Andrew Hiscock, Modern Language Review 115.2, 2020, 445-47 (full text online)

Contents:

ix-xii	Acknowledgements Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.4	Cite
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1-18	Introduction: Looking Into Chapman’s Iliad Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.5	Cite
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19-19	Note On Editorial Procedures Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.6	Cite
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20-25	To the Reader Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.7	Cite
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26-29	The Preface To the Reader Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.8	Cite
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30-31	Of Homer Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.9	Cite
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32-50	Book One Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.10	Cite
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51-75	Book Two Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.11	Cite
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76-91	Book Three Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.12	Cite
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92-108	Book Four Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.13	Cite
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109-133	Book Five Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.14	Cite
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134-149	Book Six Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.15	Cite
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150-161	Book Seven Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.16	Cite
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162-175	Book Eight Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.17	Cite
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176-192	Book Nine Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.18	Cite
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193-206	Book Ten Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.19	Cite
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207-225	Book Eleven Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.20	Cite
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226-238	Book Twelve Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.21	Cite
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239-261	Book Thirteen Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.22	Cite
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262-275	Book Fourteen Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.23	Cite
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276-294	Book Fifteen Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.24	Cite
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295-316	Book Sixteen Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.25	Cite
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317-336	Book Seventeen Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.26	Cite
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337-352	Book Eighteen Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.27	Cite
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353-364	Book Nineteen Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.28	Cite
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365-376	Book Twenty Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.29	Cite
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377-390	Book Twenty-One Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.30	Cite
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391-402	Book Twenty-Two Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.31	Cite
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403-422	Book Twenty-Three Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.32	Cite
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423-442	Book Twenty-Four Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.33	Cite
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443-445	Textual Notes Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.34	Cite
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446-453	Glossary Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.35	Cite
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454-460	Neologisms and Contributions To the English Language Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.36	Cite
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461-463	Bibliography Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.37	Cite
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464-468	Index Robert S. Miola doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vjqnfp.38	Cite
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Miola, Robert S. (ed.), George Chapman: Homer's Iliad, Tudor and Stuart Translations, 20 (MHRA, 2017)

First footnote reference: ³⁵ George Chapman: Homer's Iliad, ed. by Robert S. Miola, Tudor and Stuart Translations, 20 (MHRA, 2017), p. 21.

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