One of the greatest epics in Western literature The Iliad" recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror & heroism of men & gods battling amidst devastation & destruction as it moves to its tragic conclusion. In his introduction Bernard Knox observes that although the violence of the Iliad is grim & relentless it co-exists with both images of civilized life & a poignant yearning for peace." ...

The Iliad is one of the finest of all the great works that have been handed down to us from Classical Antiquity. Paris a Trojan prince having won Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera Athena & Aphrodite abducted her from her Greek husband Menelaus & transported her to Troy. The Greeks enraged by this audacity & devastated by the loss of the most beautiful woman in the world set sail to Troy & began the long siege of the city. The Iliad narrates the events ten years into the war describing the anger of Achilles which results in the death of Patroclus & Achilless mourning of him & avenging of his murder. It has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature & culture inspiring writers artists & classical composers across the ages. Even though it was written more than two thousand years ago The Iliad remains both powerful & enthralling. ...

The product of more than a decade's continuous work (1598-1611) Chapman's translation of Homer's great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power of The Iliad. In muscular onward-rolling verse Chapman retells the story of Achilles the great warrior & his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy & the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks & Trojans. Chapman regarded the translation of this epic & of Homer's Odyssey (also available in Wordsworth Editions) as his life's work & dedicated himself to capturing the 'soul' of the poem. ...

Man seduces anothers wife then kidnaps her. The husband & his brother get a gang together to steal her back & take revenge. The woman regrets being seduced & wants to escape whilst the mans entourage resent the position they have been placed in. Yet the battle lines have been drawn & there is no going back... Not the plot of the latest Hollywood thriller but the basis of The Iliad
- the Greek classic that details the war between the Greeks & the Trojans after the kidnapping of Helen of Sparta. Based on the recent superb M.L. West edition of the Greek this Iliad is more readable & moving than any previous version. Thanks to the scholarship & poetic power of the highly acclaimed Stephen Mitchell this new translation recreates the energy & simplicity the speed grace & continual thrust & pull of the original while the Iliads ancient story bursts vividly into life.
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Fitzgerald has solved virtually every problem that has plagued translators of Homer. Atlantic Monthly The Iliad is the story of a few days fighting in the tenth year of the legendary war between the Greeks & the Trojans which broke out when Paris son of King Priam of Troy abducted the fabulously beautiful Helen wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. After a quarrel between the Greek commander Agamemnon & the greatest of the Greek warriors Achilles the gods become more closely involved in the action. Their intervention leads to the tragic death of Hector the Trojan leader & to the final defeat of the Trojans. But the Iliad is much more than a series of battle scenes. It is a work of extraordinary pathos & profundity that concerns itself with issues as fundamental as the meaning of life & death. Even the heroic ethic itself
- with its emphasis on pride honour prowess in battle & submission to the inexorable will of the gods
- is not left unquestioned. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.

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The Iliad" tells the story of the war between Greeks & Trojans; the love between Helena & Paris; Achilles & Hector's deadly combat; & the Trojan Horse. " The Odyssey" depicts the perilous voyage home of the Greek warrior Odysseus; his struggles against the one-eyed Cyclops; the terrible Sirens; the dreadful six-headed Scylla. These classic Greek stories have been retold with lively text & a dramatic cartoon style making them accessible & fun for young children." ...

Sing goddess the anger of Peleus son Achilleus / & its devastation." For sixty years thats how Homer has begun the " Iliad" in English in Richmond Lattimores faithful translation--the gold standard for generations of students & general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimores " Iliad" is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century--while leaving the "poem" as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimores elegant fluent verses--with their memorably phrased heroic epithets & remarkable fidelity to the Greek--remain unchanged but classicist Richard Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers. A new introduction sets the poem in the wider context of Greek life warfare society & poetry while line-by-line notes at the back of the volume offer explanations of unfamiliar terms information about the Greek gods & heroes & literary appreciation. A glossary & maps round out the book. The result is a volume that actively invites readers into Homers poem helping them to understand fully the worlds in which he & his heroes lived--and thus enabling them to marvel as so many have for centuries at Hektor & Ajax Paris & Helen & the devastating rage of Achilleus." ...

Taking the events & characters of the Iliad as his jumping- off point Dan Simmons has created an epic of time travel & savage warfare. Travellers from 40 000 years in the future return to Homers Greece & rewrite history forever their technology impacting on the population in a godlike fashion. This is broad scope space opera rich in classical & literary allusion from one of the key figures in 1990s world SF. Ilium marks a return to the genre for one of its greats. ...

This is a classic account by one of the officers who took part in one of the great escapades of WWII. In 1943 W. Stanley Moss & Patrick Leigh-Fermor both serving with Special Forces in the Middle East decided on a plan to kidnap General Kreipe Commander of the Sevastopol Division in Crete & bring him back to Allied occupied Cairo. This is the story of their adventures working with a fearsome band of partisans as they daringly capture the General in an ambush & struggle to evade pursuing German troops in the mountainous Cretan landscape to reach their rendezvous for evacuation to safety. ...

1793. John Pearce & his Pelicans are homeward bound determined to put the treacherous Captain Ralph Barclay in the dock. But first they must evacuate Toulon where the Republican Army & the threat of the guillotine wreak havoc. Pearce must keep his wits about him in order to survive. Barclay & his wife Emily are sharing the voyage home & Pearce must stay close to both
- difficult given his loathing for the captain & his feelings for Emily. Then she discovers the incriminating evidence Pearce holds against her husband papers that could destroy his career & potentially her security. Events put them in her possession. Back on British soil following a gruelling voyage the Pelicans hope their troubles are over but with the important documents missing their real concerns are just beginning. Emily holds the key but do her loyalties lie with her husband or her conscience?
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