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The greatest warrior of all time. The deadliest war in legend. A rage that will bring an empire to its knees.
For ten long years, the armies of Achaea have besieged the impregnable walls of Troy. Now, in the final year of the war, the Achaean forces are on the brink of collapse—not from the enemy, but from within. When King Agamemnon insults and dishonors the godlike Achilles, the greatest warrior alive, Achilles withdraws from the battle in a fury, vowing to watch his comrades suffer for the pride of their king.
As the Trojans, led by the noble and powerful Hector, drive the Achaeans back to their ships, the fate of a thousand heroes hangs in the balance. Only a tragedy of unimaginable proportions can bring Achilles back to the fight, transforming his bitter pride into a grief-maddened wrath that will shake the very foundations of the mortal and immortal worlds.
A Classic Epic, Reimagined for a Modern AudienceThis is not a dense poetic translation, but a gripping narrative retelling of Homer's timeless masterpiece. Crafted in clear, modern prose, this version of the Iliad brings the foundational story of Western literature to life with the pace and psychological depth of a contemporary novel. The complex motivations of its heroes, the brutal reality of its battles, and the profound tragedy of its conclusion are presented in a way that is both faithful to the original and immediately accessible to any reader.
In this edition, you will experience:
A Complete Narrative: Follow the entire epic arc, from the quarrel in the Achaean camp to the final, fateful duel between Achilles and Hector, and the moving funeral that concludes the tale.
A Focus on Character: Delve into the minds of legendary figures: the proud Agamemnon, the cunning Odysseus, the doomed Hector, and the grief-stricken Achilles, whose rage is both his curse and his glory.
Timeless Themes: Explore the enduring questions of fate, honor, the will of the gods, and the devastating, human cost of war.
Perfect for both first-time readers intimidated by the original poem and longtime lovers of the epic seeking a fresh perspective.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The oldest story of rage in Western literature - complete, unabridged, and finally readable.Most people know how the Trojan War ends. Almost nobody has read the poem, because the poem is not about the war.The Iliad covers seven weeks in the tenth year of the siege. Troy is still standing when it ends. There is no wooden horse, no burning city, no Helen carried home. What there is instead is an argument between two men, and every death that follows from it.Agamemnon, who commands the Greek army, humiliates Achilles, who is the best fighter alive, by taking a woman from him in front of the whole camp. Achilles walks away from the war. Men die because he is not there - named men, dozens of them, each given a father and a hometown and a wife before the spear goes in.Then his closest friend borrows his armour, goes out in his place, and is killed.What comes back is not a soldier. Achilles returns for one reason, kills the man who killed Patroclus, and then refuses to give the body up - dragging it behind his chariot around the tomb, every morning, for eleven days. The poem ends when the dead man's father crosses the battle lines alone at night to kneel in the killer's tent and ask for his son back.A complete retelling in modern proseThis Lyceum Press edition is an original retelling in clear English prose. It is not a word-for-word translation and does not pretend to be one - it is the whole poem, told again, at the pace of a novel.Nothing has been cut. All twenty-four books are here in full, including the four passages that popular editions almost always shorten or drop: The Catalogue of Ships - every contingent, every commander, every ship count: our fullest surviving picture of Bronze Age Greece, carrying the last traces of stories otherwise entirely lost.The night raid - the poem's darkest hour, in which two heroes do something no one ever mentions again.The Shield of Achilles - a wedding, a lawsuit, a harvest and a dance, engraved on the armour a man is about to go and kill with.The Funeral Games - the afternoon of racing and boxing and cheating that makes the final book bearable.The individual deaths have been kept individual. Homer names the men who die and tells you who they were; those lines are the poem's moral engine, and summarising them away leaves a faster book and a smaller one.This edition includes: The complete epic - all twenty-four books, unabridged, in flowing narrative proseA foreword on what the Iliad actually is, why its structure looks strange, and why the passages readers skip are the ones that matterA note on the text, stating plainly what this edition is and how it was madeA guide to the Greeks, the Trojans, the gods and the places, with pronunciationsWhy read itBecause nothing else is quite this honest about war. The gods are partisan and bored. Zeus weighs two men's lives in a pair of scales and one of them simply sinks. Nobody is rewarded for being good, and the best man in the poem is on the losing side.And then, at the very end, two enemies sit in a tent and weep and eat together and find each other beautiful - which is all the mercy there is, and has been enough to keep the poem alive for nearly three thousand years.For readers of mythology, ancient history and classic literature - and for anyone who has meant to read the Iliad for years and wanted a way in. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798262449439
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The greatest warrior of all time. The deadliest war in legend. A rage that will bring an empire to its knees.For ten long years, the armies of Achaea have besieged the impregnable walls of Troy. Now, in the final year of the war, the Achaean forces are on the brink of collapse-not from the enemy, but from within. When King Agamemnon insults and dishonors the godlike Achilles, the greatest warrior alive, Achilles withdraws from the battle in a fury, vowing to watch his comrades suffer for the pride of their king.As the Trojans, led by the noble and powerful Hector, drive the Achaeans back to their ships, the fate of a thousand heroes hangs in the balance. Only a tragedy of unimaginable proportions can bring Achilles back to the fight, transforming his bitter pride into a grief-maddened wrath that will shake the very foundations of the mortal and immortal worlds.A Classic Epic, Reimagined for a Modern AudienceThis is not a dense poetic translation, but a gripping narrative retelling of Homer's timeless masterpiece. Crafted in clear, modern prose, this version of the Iliad brings the foundational story of Western literature to life with the pace and psychological depth of a contemporary novel. The complex motivations of its heroes, the brutal reality of its battles, and the profound tragedy of its conclusion are presented in a way that is both faithful to the original and immediately accessible to any reader.In this edition, you will experience: A Complete Narrative: Follow the entire epic arc, from the quarrel in the Achaean camp to the final, fateful duel between Achilles and Hector, and the moving funeral that concludes the tale.A Focus on Character: Delve into the minds of legendary figures: the proud Agamemnon, the cunning Odysseus, the doomed Hector, and the grief-stricken Achilles, whose rage is both his curse and his glory.Timeless Themes: Explore the enduring questions of fate, honor, the will of the gods, and the devastating, human cost of war.Perfect for both first-time readers intimidated by the original poem and longtime lovers of the epic seeking a fresh perspective. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798262449439
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The greatest warrior of all time. The deadliest war in legend. A rage that will bring an empire to its knees.For ten long years, the armies of Achaea have besieged the impregnable walls of Troy. Now, in the final year of the war, the Achaean forces are on the brink of collapse-not from the enemy, but from within. When King Agamemnon insults and dishonors the godlike Achilles, the greatest warrior alive, Achilles withdraws from the battle in a fury, vowing to watch his comrades suffer for the pride of their king.As the Trojans, led by the noble and powerful Hector, drive the Achaeans back to their ships, the fate of a thousand heroes hangs in the balance. Only a tragedy of unimaginable proportions can bring Achilles back to the fight, transforming his bitter pride into a grief-maddened wrath that will shake the very foundations of the mortal and immortal worlds.A Classic Epic, Reimagined for a Modern AudienceThis is not a dense poetic translation, but a gripping narrative retelling of Homer's timeless masterpiece. Crafted in clear, modern prose, this version of the Iliad brings the foundational story of Western literature to life with the pace and psychological depth of a contemporary novel. The complex motivations of its heroes, the brutal reality of its battles, and the profound tragedy of its conclusion are presented in a way that is both faithful to the original and immediately accessible to any reader.In this edition, you will experience: - A Complete Narrative: Follow the entire epic arc, from the quarrel in the Achaean camp to the final, fateful duel between Achilles and Hector, and the moving funeral that concludes the tale.- A Focus on Character: Delve into the minds of legendary figures: the proud Agamemnon, the cunning Odysseus, the doomed Hector, and the grief-stricken Achilles, whose rage is both his curse and his glory.- Timeless Themes: Explore the enduring questions of fate, honor, the will of the gods, and the devastating, human cost of war.Perfect for both first-time readers intimidated by the original poem and longtime lovers of the epic seeking a fresh perspective. Seller Inventory # 9798262449439