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001 2015023348
003 DLC
005 20150911163824.0
008 150818s2015 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015023348
020 $a9780765331687 (hardback)
020 $z9781429997287 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aPA4025.A2$bB5513 2015
082 00 $a883/.01$223
084 $aFIC004000$2bisacsh
100 0 $aHomer,$eauthor.
240 10 $aIliad.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe Iliad /$cHomer ; translation by Ralph E. Blakely ; foreword by Keyne Cheshire, Ph.D.
250 $aFirst edition.
263 $a1512
264 1 $aNew York :$bForge Books,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"One of the most important and influential works of the Western Canon, The Iliad has long been a favorite of scholars and laypeople, embraced by famed artists from Shakespeare to Brad Pitt.The Iliad opens in the late stages of the Trojan War, and, with reflection on prior battles, follows through the sacking of Troy and the Greeks' bitter victory. Spanning the defeats, allegiances, victories, and vengeances of mortals and Gods alike, this epic poem of the ages still manages to be intensely relevant to modern readers. The major thematic thrusts (glory, honor, wrath, and fate) are both the stuff of legend and part of our ongoing experience. Now, in an updated prose translation from the original Greek, Blakely focuses his Iliad on the gripping heroics of Achilles and Patroclus, recounting a relatable tale of angry young men striving for glory, trapped by fate into prescribed warrior roles"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aEpic poetry, Greek$vTranslations into English.
600 00 $aAchilles$c(Mythological character)$vPoetry.
650 0 $aTrojan War$vPoetry.
650 7 $aFICTION / Classics.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aBlakely, Ralph E.,$etranslator.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/687/9780765331687/image/lgcover.9780765331687.jpg