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The Iliad / Homer ; translated, with an introduction and notes, by Stephen Mitchell.
LIBRA PA4025.A2 M57 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Homer.
- Standardized Title:
- Iliad. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Epic poetry, Greek--Translations into English.
- Epic poetry, Greek.
- Achilles (Mythological character)--Poetry.
- Achilles.
- Achilles (Mythological character).
- Trojan War--Poetry.
- Trojan War.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- lxiii, 466 pages : map ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Free Press hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Free Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Greek.
- Summary:
- This magnificent new translation sets the highest standards for beauty, accuracy, and aliveness. Thanks to his scholarship and poetic power, which recreates the energy, simplicity, speed, grace, and continual thrust and pull of the original, "The Iliad"'s ancient story bursts vividly into new life and will reach an even larger audience of readers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-464).
- ISBN:
- 9781439163375
- 1439163375
- OCLC:
- 693207979
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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