The Iliad: (Chiltern Classic)
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Part of the Chiltern Classics range.
This edition of Homer's epic, Iliad, is from the Alexander Pope Translation, tells the story of the final year of the Trojan War. First written in the 8th century BC, after centuries of being passed on orally, the story follows the magnificent Greek warrior Achilles, as well as his rage and the destruction it causes. Homer's leg.
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Homer is the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey (the two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature) is attributed. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time. For example, in Dante's Divine Comedy, Virgil refers to him as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the Iliad, Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets.
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- Imprint: Chiltern Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781914602108
- Number of Pages: 560
- Packaged Dimensions: 119x185x46mm
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Chiltern Publishing
- Release Date: 2023-04-25
- Series: Chiltern Classic
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Homer is the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey (the two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature) is attributed. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time. For example, in Dante's Divine Comedy, Virgil refers to him as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the Iliad, Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets.
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