The Iliad: With An English Translation (classic Reprint)
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- Synopsis
- One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - although knowing this will ensure his own early death. Interwoven with this tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, of the domestic world inside Troy's besieged city of Ilium, and of the conflicts between the Gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortals.
- Copyright:
- 1944
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 436 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141920436
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780140447941, 9780241440926
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 04/25/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Penguin Books
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Poetry, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Peter Jones
- Translator:
- E V Rieu
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