The Iliad / Homer ; a new translation by Caroline Alexander.

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"Composed around 730 B.C., Homer's Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemn...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Iliad. English
Main Author: Homer (Author)
Other Authors: Alexander, Caroline, 1956- (Translator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Language and/or Writing System:
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Published: New York : Ecco, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Achilles > (Mythological character) > Poetry.
Trojan War > Poetry.
Achilles > (Mythological character)
Epic poetry.
Poetry.
Genre:
Poetry.
Epic poetry.
Physical Description:xli, 558 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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