The Iliad - Softcover

Homer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490510486 ISBN 13: 9781490510484

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Three thousand years after it was written Homer's epic poem is still recognized as one of the greatest stories ever told. The Iliad tells the classic story of the siege of Troy and the battle between Achilles and Hector.

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From the Back Cover

'In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes--godlike, yet utterly human--of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own humanity. Time after time, one pauses and re-reads before continuing. Fagles' voice is always that of a poet and scholar of our own age as he conveys the power of Homer. Robert Fagles and Bernard Knox are to be congratulated and praised on this admirable work.

About the Author

Homer is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon. When he lived, as well as whether he lived at all, is unknown. Herodotus estimates that Homer lived no more than 400 years before his own time, which would place him at around 850 BCE or later. Pseudo-Herodotus estimates that he was born 622 years before Xerxes I placed a pontoon bridge over the Hellespont in 480 BCE, which would place him at 1102 BCE, 168 years after the fall of Troy in 1270 BCE. These two end points are 252 years apart, representative of the differences in dates given by the other sources.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1490510486
• ISBN 13: 9781490510484
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 140