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ILIAD, THE 
Series:   PENGUIN CLASSIC DELUXE EDITION
Author:    Homer 
RRP:   $35.00
Online Price :  $31.50
10+ Copy Price :  $29.75         
20+ Copy Price :  $28.00
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Older Novel 
ISBN:   9780140275360
Published:   30/04/2012
Availability:   Subject To Availability
This title has not been ordered recently, therefore the availability with the publisher is unknown. This title is likely to be available, publishers will either supply stock immediately or provide a status report. This title can be ordered.


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"Rage – Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls..." Thus begins the stirring story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles that has gripped listeners and readers for 2,700 years. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to its wrenching, tragic conclusion. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb Introduction that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilised life and a poignant yearning for peace. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. He maintains the drive and metric music of Homer's poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the Iliad's mesmerising repeated phrases in what Peter Levi calls "an astonishing performance."



 

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