Илиада. Одиссея

Ni odno iz mnogochislennykh literaturnykh proizvedeniĭ drevnosti ne okazalo takogo silʹnogo vlii͡anii͡a na dalʹneĭshee razvitie mirovoĭ kulʹtury, kak bessmertnye poėmy Gomera "Iliada" i "Odissei͡a". Minuli veka, odnako priti͡agatelʹnai͡a sila poėm legendarnogo ėpicheskogo poėta Drevneĭ Gret͡sii neumolima. Mir, otdelennyĭ ot nashikh dneĭ desi͡atkami stoletiĭ, po-prezhnemu kazhetsi͡a neobychaĭno blizkim blagodari͡a genii͡u poėta, sokhranivshego v stikhakh bienie sovremennoĭ emu zhizni. V "Iliade" i "Odissee" nashlosʹ mesto vsemu: i dramaticheskim kollizii͡am, i opasnym prikli͡uchenii͡am, i nezhnym chuvstvam. Vse ėto vnovʹ i vnovʹ priti͡agivaet vnimanie chitateleĭ i vdokhnovli͡aet poėtov i khudozhnikov.V chisle illi͡ustratorov poėm Gomera byl i Dzhon Flaksman (1755-1826) - angliĭskiĭ khudozhnik, kotorogo Ėrvin Panofskiĭ nazyval "romanticheskim klassit͡sistom". Prekrasnyĭ risovalʹshchik i skulʹptor, Flaksman vnimatelʹno izuchal pami͡atniki antichnogo iskusstva. Serii illi͡ustrat͡siĭ k "Iliade" i "Odissee", vkli͡uchennye v nastoi͡ashchee izdanie, otnosi͡at k luchshim proizvedenii͡am v tvorcheskom nasledii khudozhnika.

None of the numerous literary works of antiquity had such a strong influence on the further development of world culture as the immortal poems of Homer "Iliad" and "Odyssey". Centuries have passed, but the attractive power of the poems of the legendary epic poet of Ancient Greece is inexorable. The world, separated from our days by tens of centuries, still seems extraordinarily close thanks to the genius of the poet, who preserved in verse the beat of his contemporary life. In the Iliad and The Odyssey, there was a place for everything: dramatic collisions, dangerous adventures, and tender feelings. All this again and again attracts the attention of readers and inspires poets and artists.Among the illustrators of Homer's poems was John Flaxman (1755-1826), an English artist whom Erwin Panofsky called a "romantic classicist". A fine draughtsman and sculptor, Flaxman carefully studied the monuments of ancient art. The series of illustrations for the Iliad and Odyssey included in this edition are among the best works in the artist's creative heritage.