The Iliad
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The Iliad

By (author) Homer, Translated by E. V. Rieu

€26.60

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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SKU: 9780141394657

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ISBN: 9780141394657

Book Format: Hardback

Pages: 560

Dimensions: 13.8 × 3.6 × 20.6 cm

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  • Hardback | 560 pages
  • 13.8 × 3.6 × 20.6 cm | 674
  • 06 November 2014
  • Penguin Books Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • English

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About the author

Peter Jones

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Seven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the Iliad and Odyssey are attributed. The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived. E. V. Rieu initiated Pengui n Classics with Allen Lane and his famous translation of the Odyssey was the first book published in the series in 1947. The Iliad followed in 1950.

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