The Loeb Classical Library(洛布古典丛书)是一套完整收录西方古代重要作家作品的大型文献资料丛书。这套丛书专门收录古希腊和罗马时期的文献典籍,几乎涵盖全部古希腊文和拉丁文典籍,共收录210多位古典作家的作品,目前已出版500多卷,由哈佛大学出版社出版发行。该丛书采用古希腊文-英文或拉丁文-英文对照的方式进行排版,其中希腊文作品为绿色封面,拉丁文作品为红色封面。丛书收录的古典文献包含史诗、抒情诗、悲剧、喜剧、历史、游记、哲学、演说辞,以及医学、数学等领域流传下来的几乎所有的古典作品。除了译文之外,还为读者提供相关的引言、注释以及参考文献。创始人詹姆斯·洛布 (James Loeb)曾在首批出版的丛书中阐明了这套丛书的使命:“我给自己设定的目标,是通过翻译来普及古希腊罗马伟大作家的优美、博学、睿智与哲思,并将译文和精校后的原文对照出版。这些译文本身就是绝佳的文学作品,能令人享受阅读之乐,而非枯燥乏味的直译。后者虽然处处暗示着更加精妙的原文,但却令普通读者望而却步。” 洛布古典丛书集全面性、权威性、可靠性与可读性为一身,是广大读者了解古希腊罗马文化的最佳窗口。 Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homer's stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, "the best of the Achaeans," over a grave insult to his personal honor and relates its tragic result--a chain of consequences that proves devastating for the Greek forces besieging Troy, for noble Trojans, and for Achilles himself. The poet gives us compelling characterizations of his protagonists as well as a remarkable study of the heroic code in antiquity.
The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and the Iliad. These have been published in the Loeb Classical Library for three quarters of a century, the Greek text facing a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. William F. Wyatt now brings the Loeb's Iliad up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is written for today's readers.
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