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But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - although knowing this will ensure his own early death. I am the son of a great man. A goddess was my mother.

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Homer's Iliad is the greatest and most influential epic poem ever written, telling of the tragic and bloody climax to the ten-year siege of Troy. This Penguin Classics edition was originally translated by E.V. Rieu, revised and updated with an introduction and notes by Peter Jones and D.C.H. Rieu. One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - even though he knows this will ensure his own untimely death. Interwoven with this tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, of the domestic world inside Troy's besieged city of Ilium, and of the conflicts between the Gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortals. E.V. Rieu's acclaimed translation of The Iliad was one of the first titles published in Penguin Classics, and now has classic status itself. For this edition, Rieu's text has been revised, and now a new introduction and notes by Peter Jones complement the original introduction. Seven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the Iliad and Odyssey are attributed. The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived. If you enjoyed the Iliad, you might like Homer's Odyssey, also available in Penguin Classics.

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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9780140447941
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95255265

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Iliad
Author
Homer
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Poetry
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Ancient Literature
Number of Pages
560 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
383g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Homer
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Editor
Peter Jones

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by shirley_card-lo...28 Dec, 2019
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The story of Troy, written down by Homer in the 8th century BCE is a story which echoes throughout time. Epic poetry like this is captivating. The tale of the argument between Achilles and Agamemnon, resulting in the tragic death of Patroclus, and the completion of the Divine prophecies about Hector and Achilles, aches the heart still, 3,000 years after it was first written down, and untold centuries after it was first sung by minstrels like Homer. So far as we know, the Illiad is the first novel ever written down. What a great start to the fine literary tradition that exists today. Magnificent!
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