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The Iliad
- Title
- The Iliad / Homer ; translated by Ralph Blakely ; foreword by Keyne Cheshire.
- Author
- Homer
- Publication
- New York : Forge Books, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-753 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Additional Authors
- Blakely, Ralph E.
- Description
- 490 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "One of the most important and influential works of the Western Canon, The Iliad has long been a favorite of scholars and laypeople, embraced by famed artists from Shakespeare to Brad Pitt. The Iliad opens in the late stages of the Trojan War, and, with reflection on prior battles, follows through the sacking of Troy and the Greeks' bitter victory. Spanning the defeats, allegiances, victories, and vengeances of mortals and Gods alike, this epic poem of the ages still manages to be intensely relevant to modern readers. The major thematic thrusts (glory, honor, wrath, and fate) are both the stuff of legend and part of our ongoing experience. Now, in an updated prose translation from the original Greek, Blakely focuses his Iliad on the gripping heroics of Achilles and Patroclus, recounting a relatable tale of angry young men striving for glory, trapped by fate into prescribed warrior roles"--
- Uniform Title
- Iliad. English
- Alternative Title
- Iliad.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Poetry.
- Translations.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-753
- ISBN
- 9780765331687
- 0765331683
- 9781429997287 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015023348
- OCLC
- 890435498
- 890435498
- Author
- Homer, author.
- Title
- The Iliad / Homer ; translated by Ralph Blakely ; foreword by Keyne Cheshire.
- Publisher
- New York : Forge Books, 2015.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Blakely, Ralph E., translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-753