Homer: The Iliad 9781472502988, 1472502981

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the

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Homer: The Iliad
9781472502988, 1472502981

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A new modern translation of "The Iliad" that is fast-moving, direct, emphasizes the action of the story, and i

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The twenty-fourth book of the Iliad - the account of Priam's ransoming of Hector's body from Achilles - is one

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"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Ho

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This book offers a clear and stimulating introduction to Homer's Iliad, the greatest poem of Western culture. It di

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Books VIII &IX are crucial to the structure of the Iliad, and, while both of them have been extensively discussed in

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The twenty-fourth book of the Iliad - the account of Priam's ransoming of Hector's body from Achilles - is one

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