The Iliad: Homer (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

The Iliad: Homer (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

by Homer (Author), Homer (Author), Peter Jones (Translator), Peter Jones (Introduction), Peter Jones (Translator), Peter Jones (Editor), E. V. Rieu (Translator), D. C. H. Rieu (Translator), E. V. Rieu (Translator)

Synopsis

Centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. This book presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background.

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Format: hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published:

ISBN 10: 014139465X
ISBN 13: 9780141394657