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This is a beautifully presented hardback edition with slipcase of The Iliad, an epic Greek poem, that makes an excellent gift. Attributed to Homer, that was written sometime in the 8th Century BC, it is set over only a few weeks of the ten-year siege of Troy, during the quarrel between King Agamemnon and Achilles. Through the telling, however, we learn of both the past events of the war and the future through prophesies, such as the coming fall of Troy and the death of Achilles, giving us a full picture of the Trojan War.
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The heroic story of the siege of Troy is as enthralling today as it ever was.
The Greeks are entering the tenth year of their war with the Trojans, but their armies are fractured and their best warrior Achilles has abandoned the battle on a mission of revenge. Only the death of his best friend Patroclus persuades Achilles to return to battle and confront the Trojan leader Hector in single combat.
The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature and provides a powerful glimpse into the horrors and heroics of war - a message which undoubtedly endures today. This collector's edition, encased in a handsome slipcase, features a prose translation by the renowned classical scholar and novelist, Samuel Butler. He is considered one of the finest English writers of the late Victorian era, and his translation one of the most accessible and satisfying.
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The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature. Attributed to Homer in the 8th century BC, it tells the heroic story of the siege of Troy and Achilles' mission for revenge against King Agamemnon.
This illustrated collector's edition, presented in a handsome slipcase, is bound in faux-cloth with foil stamping. It provides a prose translation by the classical scholar and novelist Samuel Butler, considered by many to one of the finest English writers of the late Victorian era. His 1898 translation is one of the most accessible and satisfying.
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Beautiful hardback edition in slipcase with foil embossing making a wonderful gift.
To this day Ancient Greek literature is considered one of the highest examples of culture and is the bedrock upon which much European and western culture and literature is built, rendering it continually culturally significant and important.