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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Bibliographic Details
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.

Table of Contents:

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.