The first of Homer's great epic poems, the Iliad portrays the final days of the Trojan war. The Iliad has stood the test of time and is still one of (it not the) best depictions of ancient warfare. It is an essential precursor to the infamous journey of Odysseus. Translated by Stanley Lombardo.

・・ときは平安。 背よりながく髪をのばし、絹織物を何重にもかさねて身に纏い、ろくに風呂にも入らず、重みのせいか陽に当たらず運動も足りない生活のせいかよろよろといざり動く女は、こちらを見て言い切る。 「春は、やっぱり暁方よね！」 ——だって空がなんともいえなくイイ！から！！ かわいいもの、しょんぼりしてしまうもの、わたしの好きな花、あこがれの上司、今日あったおもしろいこと。 千年を越えてはいても清少納言がかいているのはむずかしいことではありません。現代語訳もいいけれど、彼女の筆致「そのもの」をあじわっていただければと思います。おしゃべりするように聞いてください。

The Iliad is one of the most enduring creations of Western Civilization and was originally written to be recited or chanted to the accompaniment of various instruments. Properly performed, this work today is just as meaningful, just as powerful, and just as entertaining as it was in the ninth century BC, and it casts its spell upon modern listeners with the same raw intensity as it did upon the people of ancient times.

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初期の名作から絶筆未完の『グッドバイ』など58作品を収録。津軽の大地主の六男として生まれ、共産主義運動から脱落して遺書のつもりで書いた第一創作集のタイトルは「晩年」。