A stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E.
V. Rieu's classic translation. The Iliad is the first and the
greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization - an epic poem
without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone
of Western culture. The story centres on the critical events in the
last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of
Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is not
simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a
universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under
the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely
unpitying divine background.. Seven Greek cities claim the honour
of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet
to whom the composition of the Iliadand Odyssey are attributed. The
Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the
identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete
mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.
E. V. Rieu initiated Penguin Classics with Allen Lane and his
famous translation of the Odyssey was the first book published in
the series in 1947. The Iliad followed in 1950.
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