The Iliad

The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated into prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers, and features an introduction by author and classicist Natalie Haynes.Paris, a Trojan prince, wins Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between three goddesses, and abducts her from her Greek husband Menelaos. The Greeks, enraged by his audacity, sail to Troy and begin a long siege of the city. The Iliad is set in the tenth year of the war. Achilles - the greatest Greek warrior - is angry with his commander, Agamemnon, for failing to show him respect. He refuses to fight any longer, which is catastrophic for the Greeks, and results in personal tragedy for Achilles, too. With themes of war, rage, grief and love, The Iliad remains powerful and enthralling more than 2,700 years after it was composed.

Product details

• Authors: Homer
• Assisted by: Natalie Haynes (Introduction), Haynes Natalie (Introduction), Andrew Lang (Translation), Lang Andrew (Translation), Walter Leaf (Translation), Ernest Myers (Translation), Myers Ernest (Translation)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781529015003
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-1500-3
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 101 mm x 157 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Macmillan Collector's Library; Collector's Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ancient Greece, Fiction in translation, POETRY / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, POETRY / Epic, Classical texts, Poetry by individual poets, Myth & legend told as fiction, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, BCE to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek and Roman literature, c 1 to c 500 CE