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Excerpt from Homer''s Odyssey: A Line Translation in the Metre of the Original
Blank verse, again, seemed to have other and perhaps greater disadvantages. The grandeur of Milton (to quote Matthew Arnold once more) is one thing, and the grandeur of Homer is another. The general movement of blank verse is that of the pie fermo - the strong, determined effort of upward motion; whereas that of the hexameter is like the downward rush of an impetuous stream. The use of blank verse, with its laboured movement, its system of pauses and its phrasing so entirely different from that of Homer, would havenecessitated more than perhaps any other metre the wholesale recasting of the original.
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Blank verse, again, seemed to have other and perhaps greater disadvantages. The grandeur of Milton (to quote Matthew Arnold once more) is one thing, and the grandeur of Homer is another. The general movement of blank verse is that of the pie fermo - the strong, determined effort of upward motion; whereas that of the hexameter is like the downward rush of an impetuous stream. The use of blank verse, with its laboured movement, its system of pauses and its phrasing so entirely different from that of Homer, would havenecessitated more than perhaps any other metre the wholesale recasting of the original.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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H. B. Cotterill
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ISBN - 9780266335153
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 414
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H. B. Cotterill
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ISBN - 9781331900986
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 416
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