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The Iliad by Homer
Category: Classics | Series: Chiltern Classic Ser.
One of the most important and influential works of the Western Canon, The Iliad has long been a favorite of scholars and laypeople, embraced by famed artists from Shakespeare to Brad Pitt. The Iliad opens in the late stages of the Trojan War, and, with reflection on prior battles, follows through the ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
An accessible Iliad for twenty-first-century readers A classic of Western literature for three millennia, Homer's Iliad captivates modern readers--as it did ancient listeners--with its tale of gods and warriors at the siege of Troy. Now Herbert Jordan's line-for-line translation brilliantly renders the ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer, Emily Wilson
Category: Classic Fiction
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)-critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, G ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
Category: Fiction | Series: Oxford World's Classics
'War, the bringer of tears...' For 2,700 years the Iliad has gripped listeners and readers with the story of Achilles' anger and Hector's death. This tragic episode during the siege of Troy, sparked by a quarrel between the leader of the Greek army and its mightiest warrior, Achilles, is played out betw ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity
Sing of rage, Goddess, that bane of Akhilleus, Peleus' son, which caused untold pain for Akhaians, sent down throngs of powerful spirits to aides, war-chiefs rendered the prize of dogs and everysort of bird. Edward McCrorie's new translation of Homer's classic epic of the "Trojan War" captures the falli ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Oxford World's Classics
'War, the bringer of tears...' War, glory, despair, and mourning: for 2,700 years the Iliad has gripped listeners and readers with the story of Achilles' anger and Hector's death. This tragic episode during the siege of Troy, sparked by a quarrel between the leader of the Greek army and its mightiest wa ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
Category: Fiction
Epic masterpiece chronicles last days of the Trojan War quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon, the battle for Helen of Troy, Greek siege of the city, Trojan counterattack, stratagem of the Trojan Horse, many other events. Vast in scope, fresh and noble in literary style. This edition reproduces the celebr ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
Category: Classic Fiction
One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its surging th ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Wordsworth Classics
One of the greatest stories ever told, "Iliad" has survived for thousands of years because of its insightful portrayal of man and its epic story of war, duty, honor, and revenge.Complete and Unabridged.
The Iliad by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson)
Category: Classic Fiction
After an invocation to the Muses, the story launches in medias res towards the end of the Trojan War between the Trojans and the besieging Greeks. Chryses, a Trojan priest of Apollo, offers the Greeks wealth for the return of his daughter Chryseis, held captive by Agamemnon, the Greek leader. Although m ...Show more
The Iliad: A New Translation by Robert Fagles; Stephen Mitchell (Translator); Homer; Kathy Heaser (Designed by)
Category: Classic Fiction
A stunning new translation of the classic tale of the fall of Troy from one of the world's finest translators. If you enjoyed THE SONG OF ACHILLES, discover the original and the best... Man seduces another's wife then kidnaps her. The husband and his brother get a gang together to steal her back and ta ...Show more
The Iliad: A New Translation by Homer
Category: Classic Fiction
A stunning new translation of the classic tale of Greeks, Trojans and the fall of Troy. Man seduces another's wife then kidnaps her. The husband and his brother get a gang together to steal her back and take revenge. The woman regrets being seduced and wants to escape whilst the man's entourage resent ...Show more