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Stephen Mitchell is widely known for his ability to make ancient masterpieces thrillingly new, to step in where many have tried before and to create versions that are definitive for our time. His many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching,... Read full bio

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Oct 25, 2011
Oct 25, 2011
The Iliad is now available in Compact Disk, eAudio
Oct 11, 2011
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Oct 06, 2011
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Aug 18, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
The Iliad will be released on October 11, 2011 in Compact Disk, eAudio
Aug 15, 2011
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Jun 23, 2011
Gilgamesh will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
Gilgamesh is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
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Jun 24, 2009
Gilgamesh will be released on June 17, 2008 in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Gilgamesh will be released on June 17, 2008 in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Gilgamesh will be released on June 17, 2008 in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Gilgamesh is now available in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Gilgamesh will be released on January 24, 2006 in Trade Paperback
Jan 24, 2006

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Express Night Out, February 6, 2012
...one anonymous poet, coming from a long tradition of oral singers, who wrote or dictated ‘The Iliad,’” says Stephen Mitchell, whose translation of the eighth-century B.C. work came out Tuesday ($35, Free Press). “His genius is stamped on the whole...
Reston Patch, January 22, 2012
...22 Required Reading (all books sold at studio at 10% discount): Yoga Sutras by Patanjali (Satchinanda) Bhagavad Gita (Stephen Mitchell) The Heart of Yoga by Desikachar Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship by Donna Farhi Key...
Chronicle of Higher Education, January 22, 2012
...George Ernle (1922) gather dust. For those that fall, new Iliads rush in. Three Iliads have recently appeared. Stephen Mitchell's (Free Press) and Anthony Verity's (Oxford University Press) are new to the battle for market share. The late Richard...
Daytona Beach News Journal, January 15, 2012
...halt demo cratic progress. (March 1) "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller (Ecco) -- Last year saw Stephen Mitchell's wonderful new translation of "The Iliad"; 2012 brings this debut novel, a retelling of Homer's tale about the Trojan War, focused on...
Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2012
...Stephen Mitchell translates Homer's work so even Snooki could understand. Harold Bloom's appreciation effectively tackles the King James Bible. When Hera, wife of Zeus, lays into Artemis, the sister...
Ledger-Enquirer, January 6, 2012
...widespread dissatisfaction and protests. (March 1) “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller (Ecco) — Last year saw Stephen Mitchell’s wonderful new translation of “The Iliad”; 2012 brings this debut novel, a retelling of Homer’s tale about...
NOLA Live, January 4, 2012
...halt demo cratic progress. (March 1) "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller (Ecco) _ Last year saw Stephen Mitchell's wonderful new translation of "The Iliad"; 2012 brings this debut novel, a retelling of Homer's tale about the Trojan War, focused on...
The Language Blog by K International, October 6, 2011
...literal, word-for-word translation can leave modern readers confused and frustrated. This was the dilemma faced by renowned translator Stephen Mitchell when he began work on a new translation of The Iliad. The epic poem is full of long-winded...
elephant journal, September 26, 2011
...glad you’re here. Gita Talk is an online discussion of the Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation by Stephen Mitchell. Gita Talk is like an online book club.  We are reading about one chapter per week.  Join our Gita Talk Facebook page for weekly notices...
Writing and Illustrating, September 17, 2011
...to Anonymous, Jack and the Beanstalk , written by E. Nesbit, Iron Hans: A Grimms’ Fairy Tale , retold by Stephen Mitchell, and Lady Liberty: A Biography , written by Doreen Rappaport, and Over the River and Through the Wood , by L Maria Child. ...
Open Culture, June 27, 2011
...Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly,  Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Lao Tzu, Stephen Mitchell, trans. Tao Te Ching Klemperer, Victor, I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years (1933-1941) Marcus,...
Three Percent - Article, June 8, 2011
...be: pr_bell_hoffmann_e.doc. Name the file with the original the same way, but ending with _dt (pr_bell_hoffmann_dt.doc). Stephen Mitchell’s translation of Rilke poems would be ly_mitchell_rilke_e.doc, and the original would be ly_mitchell_rilke_dt.doc....
Sherry Chandler, May 13, 2011
...foam. — Pable Neruda, from Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon. Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda , translated by Stephen Mitchell. (HarperCollins, 1997...
PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement| Pi, May 11, 2011
...as devotional reading after my morning prayer. A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the Hebrew by Stephen Mitchell I can’t tell you how worn the pages are in my copy of this book. I once used this too every morning as a devotional. But I also...