Book Overview
The 'red Macmillan' Iliad in the edition of W. Leaf, which had served since the 1880s, was replaced by this classic two-volume edition of M.M. Willcock. Coverage of twelve books of the Iliad in each... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198145284
ISBN13:9780198145288
Release Date:December 1920
Publisher:Clarendon Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.1" x 7.6"
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Homer's masterpiece
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This edition, in the original Greek, contains half of the Iliad and is followed by several other volumes, which contain the second half of the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Homeric Hymns.The Iliad centers around the anger of the warrior Achilles when Agammenon unjustly takes his concubine. Achilles subsequently refuses to fight, and, because his divine strength makes him indispensible to the Greek war effort, the Greeks are nearly driven from the Trojan shores.Reading this book in the original language makes a big difference. Homer is a master of both sound and sense and to read him in translation deprives the reader of the former.The lack of commentary and vocabulary in this edition does not make it the best choice for beginners in Greek.
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