| The Iliad Contributor(s): Homer (Author), Rieu, E. V. (Translator), Jones, Peter (Revised by) |
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ISBN: 014139465X ISBN-13: 9780141394657 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Poetry | Epic |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 2016297231 |
| Lexile Measure: 1330 |
| Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (1.50 lbs) 560 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 12787 Reading Level: 11.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part of Penguin's beautiful hardcover Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization--the cornerstone of Western culture and an epic poem without rival in world literature. The story centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus's killing of Hektor and the fall of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world: human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background.
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