Homer: The Iliad

by: Verity, A.

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 War, glory, despair, and mourning: for 2,700 years, the Iliadhas gripped listeners and readers with the story of Achilles' anger and Hector's death. It is a tale of many truths, speaking of powerful emotions, the failures of leadership, the destructive power of beauty, the quest for fame, the plight of women, and the cold callous laughter of the gods. Above all, it confronts us with war in all its brutality--and with fleeting images of peace, lovingly drawn, images which punctuate the poem as distant memories, startling comparisons, and doomed aspirations. Anthony Verity's elegant and compelling new translation mirrors the directness, power, and dignity of Homer's poetry

Introduction
Note on the text and explanatory materials
Note on the translation
Select bibliogaphy
Maps
The Iliad
Explanatory notes
Index of personal names

Subjects:
Achilles (Mythological character)
Achilles (Mythological character) Poetry
Epic poetry
Epic poetry, Greek
Greek poetry
Guerre de Troie Poésie
Poetry
Poetry. Achilles (Greek mythology)
Poetry. Trojan War
Poésie
Poésie épique grecque
Trojan War Poetry
poetry

Series:
Oxford world's classics

xxxii, 470 pages : maps ; 20 cm.

Homer: The Iliad

by: Verity, A.

• ISBN-13: 9780199645213 / 978-0-19-964521-3
• ISBN-03: 0199645213 / 0-19-964521-3
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011

Price: 11,50 EURO

(in stock)