Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 creator Newman, Francis William 1805-1897 text utu 2021 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Translating_Homer Release date is 2021-05-19 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) Original publication data not identified Homer -- Translations into English -- History and criticism Greek language -- Translating into English Translating and interpreting -- England PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65381 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65381 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134517.0 65381