The Iliad

Type

Book

Authors

Homer

ISBN 10

0674995791

ISBN 13

9780674995796

Tags

Achilles-Poetry, Epic Poetry-Greek, Mythology, Greek Mythology, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Battles, Sieges, Troy, Illium, Greece, Ancient History, Historical Fiction

Description

Homer's stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, "the best of the Achaeans," over a grave insult to his personal honor and relates its tragic result--a chain of consequences that proves devastating for the Greek forces besieging Troy, for noble Trojans, and for Achilles himself. The poet gives us compelling characterizations of his protagonists as well as a remarkable study of the heroic code in antiquity.

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