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Summary:

"The vividness of Homer's language, his large-scale rhythms and hard edges, are laid bare in this new translation--as is the bracing speech of his gods and mortals and, above all, the boldness of his narrative strokes."--Jacket.

Table of Contents:

• Translator's preface
• Introduction
• Iliad
• Major characters
• Catalogue of combat deaths.

Author/Creator:

Homer , author

Contributors:

Lombardo, Stanley, 1943- , translator

Murnaghan, Sheila, 1951- , writer of introduction

Languages:

English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Translated from (original): Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Main Work:

Iliad [by Homer] (English)

Subjects:

Achilles (Mythological character) — Poetry

Epic poetry, Greek — Translations into English

Trojan War — Poetry

Achilles (Mythological character)

Achilles (Saint-Rémy)

Trojan War

Epic poetry, Greek

Turkey — Troy (Extinct city)

Genres:

Poetry

Epic poetry, Greek

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 514-516) and index.

Physical Description:

lvii, 516 pages : map ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

PA4025.A2 L66 1997

ISBNs:

0872203530 (cloth)
9780872203532 (cloth)
0872203522 (pbk.)
9780872203525 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

96053368

OCLC Numbers:

36133345