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The Iliad
"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, Achill...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Greek, Ancient (to 1453) |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
Oxford ; New York : 2011. |
| Physical Description: |
xxxii, 470 pages : maps ; 23 cm. |
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| Summary: | "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 aspirations. ..."--Jacket. |
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Translated from the Ancient Greek. |
| Physical Description: |
xxxii, 470 pages : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199235483 0199235481 |