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Literary Criticism, Ancient & Classical
The Essential Iliad by Homer β€” book cover

The Essential Iliad

by Homer, Stanley Lombardo (Translator), Sheila Murnaghan
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Synopsis

While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this bare-bones abridgment highlights the epic s high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature, and in Western civilization surveys.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.

About the Author, Homer

Ancient Greek poet Homer established the gold standard for heroic quests and sweeping journeys with his pair of classic epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Format
Library Binding
ISBN
9780872205437

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