{"product_id":"iliad-books-1-12-homer-loeb-170","title":"Iliad: Vol. I (1) (Homer - Loeb 170)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Homer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780674995796\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Loeb Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Books 1-12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homer’s stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, “the best of the Achaeans,” over a grave insult to his personal honor and relates its tragic result: a chain of consequences that proves devastating for the Greek forces besieging Troy, for noble Trojans, and for Achilles himself. The poet gives us compelling characterizations of his protagonists as well as a remarkable study of the heroic code in antiquity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. William F. Wyatt has brought the Loeb’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray’s admirable style but is worded for today’s readers. The two-volume edition includes an Introduction, helpful notes, and an index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loeb","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43270504120544,"sku":"Books:9780674995796n","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/51Yva-vKp5L._SY522.jpg?v=1768674291","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/iliad-books-1-12-homer-loeb-170","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}