The Iliad by Whd Rouse

The Iliad by Whd Rouse

THE WORLD'S GREATEST WAR NOVEL

Humans and gods wrestling with towering emotions. Men fighting to the death amid devastation and destruction. Perhaps the Western world's first and best storyteller, Homer draws the reader in with bated breath. His masterful tale contains some of the most famous episodes in all of literature: the curse on the prophet Cassandra; the siege of Troy; the battle between Hector and Achilles; the face that launched a thousand ships; and of course, the deception of the Trojan Horse. To this day, the heroism and adventure of The Iliad have remained unmatched in song and story.

In his "plain English" translation, W.H.D. Rouse makes a point to keep the language as colloquial as Homer's original was, never pedantic, high-flown, or cliched. In fact, it is the nearest contemporary English equivalent to the epic Homer's audience heard at their banquets.

Homer is a mythological ancient Greek poet who is often credited with writing the Iliad and Odyssey epic poems.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780451474346
ISBN 10	0451474341
Title	The Iliad
Author	WHD Rouse
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Signet
Year published	2015-12-01
Number of pages	416
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.