https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/iliad-of-homer-rendered-into-english-blank-verse-the-by-homer-c-8th-cen-c-8th-cen--6489608"The merits of Lord Derby's translation may be summed up in one word, it is eminently attractive; it is instinct with life; it may be read with fervent interest; it is immeasurably nearer than Pope to the text of the original. Lord Derby has given a version far more closely allied to the original, and superior to any that has yet been attempted in the blank verse of our language." - Edinburgh Review, January 1865.]]>enArtsCopyright ciessehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/77dbe98959fb4887ce516870381739ab.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/iliad-of-homer-rendered-into-english-blank-verse-the-by-homer-c-8th-cen-c-8th-cen--6489608Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:51:40 +0000ciesseciessefeeds@spreaker.com"It must equally be considered a splendid performance; and for the present we have no hesitation in saying that it is by far the best representation of Homer's Iliad in the English language." - London Times, 1865"The merits of Lord Derby's translation..."The merits of Lord Derby's translation may be summed up in one word, it is eminently attractive; it is instinct with life; it may be read with fervent interest; it is immeasurably nearer than Pope to the text of the original. 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