| The Iliad and the Odyssey Boxed Set: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Contributor(s): Homer (Author), Fagles, Robert (Translator), Knox, Bernard (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0147712556 ISBN-13: 9780147712554 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: This beautiful gift set of Robert Fagles' award-winning translations of Homer brings the energy of contemporary language to these enduring heroic epics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| Lexile Measure: 1290 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 3.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (3.25 lbs) 1264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, The Iliad is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. If The Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then The Odyssey is literature's greatest evocation of every man's journey through life. Here again, Fagles has performed the translator's task magnificently, giving us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Each volume contains a superb introduction with textual and critical commentary by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.
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