The Iliad

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9780140445923
9781620117453
9780374529055
9781324001805
9781587263385
Lexile measure:
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The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own humanity. Time after time, one pauses and re-reads before continuing. Fagles' voice is always that of a poet and scholar of our own age as he conveys the power of Homer. Robert Fagles and Bernard Knox are to be congratulated and praised on this admirable work.
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1991
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Trojan War -- Poetry
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The Iliad
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The Iliad / Homer ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction and notes by Bernard Knox
The Iliad / Homer ; translated by Robert Fitzgerald ; introduction by Andrew Ford
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The Iliad
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