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The Iliad

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780140275360

  • Length: 704  Pages

  • Dimensions: 214mm x 46mm x 157mm

  • Weight: 756g

  • RRP: £12.99

The Iliad

  • Homer

  • Bernard Knox (Introducer)

  • Robert Fagles (Translator)

One of the greatest epics in Western literature, THE ILIAD recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves to its tragic conclusion. In his introduction, Bernard Knox observes that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it co-exists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace.

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780140275360

  • Length: 704  Pages

  • Dimensions: 214mm x 46mm x 157mm

  • Weight: 756g

  • RRP: £12.99

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Homer

Originally attributed to Homer because of their style and quality, the hymns are now thought to have been written by of a number of different poets of the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Jules Cashford is a writer and lecturer on Mythology. She is the author of The Myth of the Goddess (Arkana, 1991) & The Myth of the Moon (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, forthcoming) Dr Nicholas Richardson is a Fellow in English at Merton College, Oxford

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