The Iliad /

The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes godlike, yet u...

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Main Author:	Homer (Author)
Other Authors:	Fagles, Robert (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Ancient Greek
Published:	New York, New York : Penguin Books, 1998.
Series:	Penguin classics deluxe edition.
Subjects:	Achilles > (Mythological character) > Poetry. Homer > Translations into English. Achilles > (Mythological character) Homer. Trojan War > Poetry. Achilles (Greek mythology) > Poetry. Guerre de Troie > Poésie. 18.43 ancient Greek literature. 18.05 English literature. FICTION / Classics. POETRY / Ancient & Classical. POETRY / Epic. Epic poetry, Greek > Translations into English. Epic poetry. Poetry. Translations. Translations (form) Epics (texts) Poésie épique.


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505	0		\|a The spelling and pronunciation of Homeric names -- Maps: Mainland Greece -- The Peloponnese -- The Aegean and Asia minor -- Troy and vicinity -- Homer: Iliad -- The rage of Achilles -- The great gathering of Armies -- Helen reviews the champions -- The truce erupts in war -- Diomedes fights the gods -- Hector returns to Troy -- Ajax duels with Hector -- The tide of battle turns -- The embassy of Achilles -- Marauding through the night -- Agamemnon's day of glory -- The Trojans storm the rampart -- Battling for the ships -- Hera outflanks Zeus -- The Achaean armies the bay -- Patroclus fights and dies -- Menelaus' finest hour -- The shield of Achilles -- The champion arms for battle -- Olympian gods in arms -- Achilles fights the river -- The death of Hector -- Funeral games for Patroclus -- Achilles and Priam -- The genealogy of the royal house of Troy.
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504			\|a Includes bibliographical references (pages 635-638).
546			\|a Translated from the Ancient Greek.
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586			\|a Winner of the Academy of American Poets 1991 Landon Translation Award
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