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Subject(s)

• Achilles (Mythological character)—Poetry [Browse]
• Trojan War—Poetry [Browse]
• Epic poetry, Greek—Translations into English [Browse]

Translator

• Verity, Anthony [Browse]

Writer of added commentary

• Graziosi, Barbara [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Poetry [Browse]

Summary note

"War, glory, despair and mourning: for 2700 years the Iliad has gripped listeners and hearers 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 between mortals and gods, with devastating human consequences. It is a story of many truths, speaking of awesome emotions, the quest for fame and revenge, the plight of women, and the lighthearted laughter of the gods. Above all, it confronts us with war in all its brutality - and with fleeting images of peace, which punctuate the poem as distant memories, startling comparisons, and doomed aspuirations. ..."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

Translated from the Ancient Greek.

Contents

• Introduction
• Note on the text and explanatory materials
• Note on the translation
• Select bibliography
• Maps
• The Iliad
• Book one
• Book two
• Book three
• Book four
• Book five
• Book six
• Book seven
• Book eight
• Book nine
• Book ten
• Book eleven
• Book twelve
• Book thirteen
• Book fourteen
• Book fifteen
• Book sixteen
• Book seventeen
• Book eighteen
• Book nineteen
• Book twenty
• Book twenty-one
• Book twenty-two
• Book twenty-three
• Book twenty-four.

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ISBN

• 9780198797357
• 0198797354

LCCN

2017296360

OCLC

961411457

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