War Music: Account of Books 16-19 of Homer's "Iliad" (King Penguin)

by Christopher Logue (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1984

  $5.91

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $3.45

  War Music is Christopher Logue's version of Books 16-19 of Homer's Iliad . Logue is author of Patrocleia , a rendition of Book 16 of this poem, much praised by Henry Miller and others for its attempt to remain faithful to the essential Greekness of the old poem, yet draw the characters with clarity and vitality. The author, Christopher Logue, is a poet, playwright, scriptwriter and actor. His collections of poetry include Songs , Twelve Cards , Logue's ABC and New Numbers . He is the editor of the following anthologies: The Children's Book of Comic Verse , London in Verse , Sweet and Sour and Edible Gold .