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The Iliad
de Homer; Samuel Butler (translator)
- Nuevo
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1838571213
- ISBN 13
- 9781838571214
- Librería
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Arcturus, 2019. New. In shrinkwrap. Deluxe slipcase edition. Collector's Edition. First published in 1898. Arcturus First Edition/First Printing with number line ending in 1. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips and clean, unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Black and white illustrations. Prose translation by classical scholar and novelist Samuel Butler. The slipcase is Fine. 384 pages. 7 3/4" X 9 1/2" tall. Images from an opened book in the photo display.
A cornerstone of Western literature, Homer's Iliad is the epic tale of the siege of Troy.
After nine years, the Greeks are still fighting to reclaim the beautiful Helen and it is hardly the time for their supreme warrior, Achilles, to drop out of the war. But he does, in revenge against overload Agamemnon for seizing the concubine, Briseis.
Only the death of his best friend, Patroclus, persuades Achilles to return to battle and confront the Trojan leader Hector in single combat.
Sinopsis
Dating to the ninth century BC, Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb Introduction that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. He maintains the drive and metric music of Homer’s poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the Iliad ’s mesmerizing repeated phrases in what Peter Levi calls “an astonishing performance.”
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Detalles
- Librería
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3746
- Título
- The Iliad
- Autor
- Homer; Samuel Butler (translator)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover / Slipcase
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo New
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Collector's Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 1838571213
- ISBN 13
- 9781838571214
- Editorial
- Arcturus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2019
- Páginas
- 384
- Tamaño
- 7.75 x 9.5
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Collector's Editions;
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Armadillo Alley Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2020
Carrollton, Texas
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