Examining changes in the eighteenth-century French translations of Homer's Iliad by Anne Dacier and Houdar de la Motte /

In her 1711 effort, Dacier (1651-1720) aspired to remain as close to the original as modern French and propriety would allow, and used prefatory and detailed annotation to praise Homer's genius and potency. By contrast, Motte (1672-1731) changed characters, incidents, and rhetoric in 1714 to ma...

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Main Author:	Morton, Richard Everett, 1930-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2003
Series:	Studies in French literature (Lewiston, N.Y.) ; v. 68 Studies in French literature (Lewiston, N.Y.) v. 68
Subjects:	Homer > Iliad > Criticism, Textual. Homer > Appreciation > France Homer > Translations into French > History and criticism Homer Dacier, Anne, > 1654-1720 > Knowledge > Language and languages Dacier, > Madame > (Anne), > -1720 > Knowledge > Language and languages La Motte, > M. de > (Antoine Houdar), > 1672-1731 > Knowledge > Language and languages Dacier, Anne, > 1654-1720 La Motte, > M. de > (Antoine Houdar), > 1672-1731 Iliad (Homer) Epic poetry, Greek > Translations into French > History and criticism Greek language > Translating into French Art appreciation Epic poetry, Greek Greek language Language and languages France Criticism, interpretation, etc Translations
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