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The Iliad Paperback - 1999

by Homer

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Readers call this a foundational but demanding classic: a stark, often gory portrait of war that doubles as a tragic meditation on wrath, honor, fate, and grief. Many found the repetitive battle scenes and long catalogues of names tedious, yet others praised the poem’s cinematic momentum and the darkly comic soap opera of the meddling gods. The late books—Patroclus’s death, Hector’s fall, and Priam’s plea—were widely singled out for their devastating emotional force and for humanizing Achilles. Most agree that translation choice strongly shapes the experience, with smoother, modern versions highlighting the poem’s oral cadence, even as some still prefer the more adventurous Odyssey.

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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.
Vast in scope, possessing extraordinary lyricism and poignancy, this time-honored masterpiece brilliantly conveys the inconsistencies of gods and men, the tumultuous intensity of conflict, and the devastation that results from war. This inexpensive edition reproduces the celebrated Samuel Butler prose translation, admired for its simple, unadorned style, clarity, and readability.

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  • Title The Iliad
  • Author Homer
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Unabridged
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1999-06-25
  • ISBN 9780486408835 / 0486408833
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.28 x 5.34 x 0.78 in (21.03 x 13.56 x 1.98 cm)
  • Age range 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Reading level 1330
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress subjects Trojan War, Achilles (Greek mythology)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99044214
  • Dewey Decimal Code 883.01
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