How to Approach the Iliad
The Iliad is one of the foundations on which all of Western culture has been built. It is impossible to overstate its importance. However, what must not be forgotten is that, above anything else, it is a story that is meant to be enjoyed. There ... [... more]
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North against South: The American Iliad, 1848-1877
 Succinct, fair, balanced account of the War Between the States: ~North Against South: The American Iliad 1848-1877~ is provocative account of the road to disunion, the late War Between the States, and the short-lived Confederacy which was militarily [... more]
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Rediscovering Sappho - History
Literary writers and poets have long looked to history for inspiration. Consider almost any epic poem. The Iliad, Homer's amalgam of history, legend, myth and invention surrounding the Trojan War, remains a vibrant literary treasure more than ... [... more]
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Ancient Coffin Depicts Scenes from Homer's Odyssey, Iliad
A 2,500-year-old sarcophagus with vivid color illustrations from Homer's epics has been discovered in western Cyprus. One of the images on the 2,500-year-old coffin shows two warriors on a chariot. Credit: AP Photo/Akis Ethelondis NICOSIA, Cyprus ... [... more]
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Juliet E. McKenna
Juliet McKenna has been interested in fantasy stories since childhood, from Winnie the Pooh to The Iliad. An abiding fascination with other worlds and their peoples played its part in her subsequently reading Classics at St. Hilda's College, ... [... more]
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Homer: The Iliad
This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem, and the earliest known work of literature in ancient Greece. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes an updated guide [... more]
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Simone Weil
War and the Iliad is a perfect introduction to the range of Homer's art as well as a provocative and rewarding demonstration of the links between literature, philosophy, and questions of life and death. Simone Weil's The Iliad, or the Poem of ... [... more]
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The Odyssey of Homer
Homer was a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses's wanderings. Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War ... [... more]
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Richard Ben Cramer
An American Iliad in the guise of contemporary political reportage, What It Takes penetrates the mystery at the heart of all presidential campaigns: How do presumably ordinary people acquire that mixture of ambition, stamina, and pure ... [... more]
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A Study Of The Iliad In Translation
A Study Of The Iliad In Translation [... more]
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The Iliad
One of the true masterpieces of all time, The Iliad tells the story of Achilles, the greatest warrior of ancient Greece, and how his wrath brought about the fall of the city of Troy... [... more]
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Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey (Books That Changed ...
An erudite and impressive literary critique: Alberto Manguel's latest volume does not contain the text of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Instead, It is a "biography" in the sense of being a commentary on how Homer's works have been translated, [... more]
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