| The Iliad Contributor(s): Homer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486408833 ISBN-13: 9780486408835 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: Epic masterpiece chronicles last days of the Trojan War -- quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon, the battle for Helen of Troy, Greek siege of the city, Trojan counterattack, stratagem of the Trojan Horse, many other events. Vast in scope, fresh and noble in literary style. This edition reproduces the celebrated Samuel Butler prose translation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Fiction | Classics - Poetry | Epic |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 99044214 |
| Lexile Measure: 1330 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.34" W x 8.28" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 12787 Reading Level: 11.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Probably composed in the eighth century B.C. and based on an actual historical event of the thirteenth century B.C., Homer's Iliad is one of the great epics of the Western world. The poem unfolds near the end of the ten-year-long Trojan War, detailing the quarrel between the great warrior-hero Achilles and King Agamemnon, the battle between Paris and Menelaus for Helen of Troy, the Greek assault on the city and the Trojan counterattacks, the intervention of the gods on the part of their favorites, and numerous other incidents and events. |