Research Catalog

Title

The Iliad / Homer ; a new translation by Caroline Alexander.

Author

Homer

Publication

• New York : Ecco, [2015]
• ©2015

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Details

Additional Authors

Alexander, Caroline, 1956-

Description

xli, 558 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm

Summary

"Composed around 730 B.C., Homer's Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding, blighting facts of war. Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander's new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source--a translation epic in scale and yet devastating in its precision and power." --

Uniform Title

Iliad. English

Alternative Title

Iliad.

Subjects

• Trojan War
• Achilles (Mythological character)
• Epic poetry, Greek > Translations into English
• Poetry
• Epic poetry
• Trojan War > Poetry
• Achilles (Mythological character) > Poetry

Genre/Form

• Epic poetry, Greek – Translations into English.
• Epic poetry.
• Poetry.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• Translated from the Ancient Greek.

Call Number

JFE 16-500

ISBN

• 9780062046277 (hardback)
• 0062046276 (hardback)

OCLC

930276029

Author

Homer, author.

Title

The Iliad / Homer ; a new translation by Caroline Alexander.

Publisher

New York : Ecco, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Language

Translated from the Ancient Greek.

Added Author

Alexander, Caroline, 1956- translator.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-500