Samuel Butler
Author
Series
Great books of the Western world volume 4
Pub. Date
1952.
Physical Desc
vii, 322 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of Homer's account of the Trojan War, and of the story of Odysseus' adventures on his homeward voyage.
3) The Iliad
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own humanity. Time after time, one pauses and re-reads before continuing....