The Iliad (Everyman's Library Classics)

Homer - FIRST EDITION THUS

ISBN 10: 1857150600 / ISBN 13: 9781857150605

Published by Everyman, 1992

About this Item

Number 60 in the 1992 newly launched Everyman Edition. It rapidly became part of what has been opined 'the editions of record' by reviewers. These smart and beautifully edited and designed books are superbly formatted. There is an introduction by Gregory Nagy. The translation is the classic one by Robert Fitzgerald, which does justice to the fluent vigour and gravity of the Homeric original.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Iliad (Everyman's Library Classics)
• Publisher: Everyman
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857150600
• ISBN 13: 9781857150605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer''s Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwoven in the tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, the besieged city of Ilium, the feud between the gods, and the fate of mortals.

Review

A Look Inside: The Iliad [Click Images to Enlarge]

First Seven Lines of the Iliad: This reconstruction is based on what we know about the earliest Greek orthography.

The Walls of Troy: The translator standing before the walls of the sixth city at Troy.

The Judgment of Paris: On the right a youthful Paris sits on a stone in a rural location. The sheep near his feet indicates that he is a shepherd. Athenian red-figure water jar, c. 450 BC.

The Rage of Achilles: The seated Agamemnon holds the scepter of authority and sits on a throne, his lower body wrapped in a robe. Athena seizes Achilles from behind by the hair. Roman mosaic from Pompeii, c. First Century AD. The Wedding of Zeus and Hera: A half-naked Zeus, sitting on a rock, clasps the wrist of Hera. One of her breasts is exposed as Hera removes her head covering in a traditional gesture of submission. c. 540 BC Hephaistos Prepares Arms for Achilles: The smithy-god, bearded and wearing a felt cap, sits in an elaborately draped hall on a platform holding a cloth with which he is polishing the finished shield. Between him and Thetis are the breastplate and the shinguards (the surface of the fresco is damaged here). From Pompeii, c. AD 60.