The Iliad of Homer
SYNOPSIS: "A modern re-telling of Homer's classic tale of the Seige of Troy. FROM PREFACE: Set in the long war between the Greeks and the Trojans, the Iliad relates incidents in the ninth year of the siege of Troy: Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon, his love for Patroclus, his friend, and how he...
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SYNOPSIS: "A modern re-telling of Homer's classic tale of the Seige of Troy. FROM PREFACE: Set in the long war between the Greeks and the Trojans, the Iliad relates incidents in the ninth year of the siege of Troy: Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon, his love for Patroclus, his friend, and how he avenged him. Homer tells of the deeds of the heroes of the Greek people and of gods and goddesses they worshiped. He starts with the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon. The epilogue by Picard tells of the ending of the war and the fate of some of those who took part in it."
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Format: Hardcover
ASIN: B00E808WEY
Publish date: 1960
Publisher: Henry Z. Walck, Inc.
Edition language: English
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