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The Iliad: A New Prose Translation (Penguin Classics)
Homer
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Description for The Iliad: A New Prose Translation (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. A story that centres on the critical events in four days of the tenth and final year of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. It describes how the quarrel of Agamemnon and Achilleus sets in motion a tragic sequence of events, which leads to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determines the ultimate fate of Troy. Translator(s): Hammond, Martin. Num Pages: 528 pages, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
'The best modern prose translation of The Iliad' Robin Lane Fox, The Times
The first of the world's great tragedies, The Iliad centres on the pivotal four days towards the end of the ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. In a series of dramatic set pieces, it follows the story of the humiliation of Achilleus at the hands of Agamemnon and his slaying of Hektor: a barbarous act with repercussions that ultimately determine the fate of Troy. The Iliad not only paints an intimate picture of individual experience, but also offers a universal perspective in which human ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140444445
SKU
9780140444445
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Homer
The Greeks attributed both the Iliad and the Odyssey to a single poet whom they named Homer. Nothing is known of his life, though the main ancient tradition made him a native of the island of Chios in east Aegean. His date too is uncertain: most modern scholars place the composition of the Iliad in the second half of the ... Read more
Reviews for The Iliad: A New Prose Translation (Penguin Classics)
Much the best modern prose translation of the Iliad
Robin Lane Fox
Financial Times
This new prose translation of the Iliad is outstandingly good . . . to read it is to be gripped by it
Classical Review
Superbly direct and eloquent . . . by its sensitivity, fluency, and flexibility, it will win a ... Read more
Robin Lane Fox
Financial Times
This new prose translation of the Iliad is outstandingly good . . . to read it is to be gripped by it
Classical Review
Superbly direct and eloquent . . . by its sensitivity, fluency, and flexibility, it will win a ... Read more