The Iliad by Homer
'War, the bringer of tears...' For 2,700 years the Iliad has gripped listeners and readers 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. The Iliad's extraordinary power testifies to the commitment of its many readers, who have turned to it in their own struggles to understand life and death. This elegant and compelling new translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes that guide the reader in understanding the poem and the many different contexts in which it was performed and read. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Homer's epic [is] unpredictably and achingly beautiful* Nadia Rogers, Irish Times *
Barbara Graziosi is a Classics professor at Durham University. She co-wrote Homer: The Resonance of Epic (Duckworth, 2005) with Johannes Haubold, and finished a commentary on Iliad 6 for the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics (Cambridge University Press, 2010). She co-authored the Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies (2009) with George Boys-Stones and Phiroze Vasunia, and she edited Homer in the Twentieth Century: Between Global Literature and the Western Canon (Oxford University Press, 2007) with Emily Greenwood.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199645213 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199645213 |
| Title | The Iliad |
| Author | Homer |
| Series | Oxford World's Classics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2012-08-09 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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