Homer

The Illustrated Iliad (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sing, O Goddess, the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans…

So begins Homer's The Iliad, the classic account of the final year of the Trojan War, a vicious, 10-year bloodbath between the Greeks and the Trojans following the abduction of Helen of Sparta. In this prose retelling of Homer's poem, we follow the mighty Greek hero Achilles and his comrades as they battle against the Trojans, the gods, and even fate itself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fall River Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781435173040
• Artikelnr.: 67826569

Autorenporträt

Homer is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature. Homer's works, which are about fifty percent speeches, provided models in persuasive speaking and writing that were emulated throughout the ancient and medieval Greek worlds.