The Iliad
The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by classicist, writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships and host of her own BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics.
Paris, a Trojan prince, wins Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between three goddesses, and abducts her from her Greek husband Menelaos. The Greeks, enraged by his audacity, sail to Troy and begin a long siege of the city. The Iliad is set in the tenth year of the war. Achilles – the greatest Greek warrior – is angry with his commander, Agamemnon, for failing to show him respect. He refuses to fight any longer, which is catastrophic for the Greeks, and results in personal tragedy for Achilles, too. With themes of war, rage, grief and love, The Iliad remains powerful and enthralling more than 2,700 years after it was composed.
This edition is translated into prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers.
Review
The granddaddy of all classics -- Luke Slattery ― Sydney Morning Herald
All we read today would be unwritable without the ‘love,’ ‘death’ and ‘dark’ that come to us in the first book of The Iliad ― The New York Times
About the Author
Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster. She is the author of The Amber Fury, The Children of Jocasta, A Thousand Ships, which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020 and Stone Blind. Her non-fiction book about women in Greek Myth, Pandora’s Jar, was a bestseller in both the UK and the US. She has written and performed eight series of her BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics. In 2015 she was awarded the Classical Association Prize for her work in bringing Classics to a wider audience.
Podrobnosti
| Autor |
Homer |
|---|---|
| Vydavatel |
Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Jazyk | anglicky |
| Vazba | pevná |
| Počet stran | 544 |
| Formát | 10 × 16,4 cm |
| EAN | 9781529015003 |
| Překladatel | Ernest Myers, Walter Leaf, Andrew Lang |
| Rok vydání | 2020 |
| Edice |
Dobrodružné, válečné, historické romány Klasická beletrie Sci-fi, fantasy, horor |
Autor
Homer
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