The Iliad

The Iliad - Mass Market Paperbound

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The Iliad - Mass Market Paperbound

The Iliad - Mass Market Paperbound

by Homer
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THE WORLD'S GREATEST WAR NOVEL

Humans and gods wrestling with towering emotions. Men fighting to the death amid devastation and destruction. Perhaps the Western world's first and best storyteller, Homer draws the reader in with bated breath. His masterful tale contains some of the most famous episodes in all of literature: the curse on the prophet Cassandra; the siege of Troy; the battle between Hector and Achilles; the face that launched a thousand ships; and of course, the deception of the Trojan Horse. To this day, the heroism and adventure of The Iliad have remained unmatched in song and story.

In his "plain English" translation, W.H.D. Rouse makes a point to keep the language as colloquial as Homer's original was, never pedantic, high-flown, or clichéd. In fact, it is the nearest contemporary English equivalent to the epic Homer's audience heard at their banquets.
ISBN9780451474346
Author Homer
PublisherSignet Book
GenreLiterature
FormatOther
PublishedDecember 2015
LanguageENG- English
Pages416
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Homer

Homer (c.900 BCE-c.701 BCE) was an ancient Greek author and poet who was reputed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of Greek literature.

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