02151cam a22003613u 4500 65381 UtSlPG 20260610134517.0 m cr n 260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PA Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 On Translating Homer Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Translating_Homer Release date is 2021-05-19 On translating Homer, by M. Arnold -- Homeric translation in theory and practice. A reply to Matthew Arnold, by F.W. Newman -- A reply to Francis W. Newman, by M. Arnold. E-text prepared by deaurider, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "On Translating Homer" by Matthew Arnold and Francis William Newman is a series of lectures and responses published between 1861-1862. Arnold's original lectures establish principles for translating Homer's epics, critiquing existing translations and identifying four essential Homeric qualities: rapidity, directness in expression, directness in thought, and nobility. His pointed criticism of Newman's ballad-style translation sparked a public debate, with Newman defending his approach and Arnold issuing a final rebuttal, creating a fascinating clash over literary translation theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Homer -- Translations into English -- History and criticism Greek language -- Translating into English Translating and interpreting -- England Newman, Francis William, 1805-1897 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65381 106204 106204