The Iliad of Homer - Hardcover

Homer

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226469379 ISBN 13: 9780226469379

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1975

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1st Folio Edition Thus, 1975. Thick Royal 8vo. 362pp. Coloured illustrated frontispiece and 15 further full-page coloured plates by the wonderful sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Frink, collated all present and correct. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription or marks of any kind, firmly held in joints and hinges. Beautifully bound in gilt lettered and wide weave pictorial cloth linen boards, featuring geomentric design embossed in gilt and black to upper and with fading gilt to spine. Housed and protected in original card slipcase split and rubbed to lower and open edges. A fabulous pairing of Classical Literature and Modern Art.

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"I had an invaluable and inspiring high school teacher, Robert Cooley, who introduced me to both Lattimore's The Iliad and The Odyssey during my senior year. It was my first experience with the power of drama and poetry combined. Little did I know that I would spend the rest of my life (especially professionally) searching for experiences that would be as satisfying. The fact that I fell in love for the first time with the guy sitting next to me didn't hurt my journey through those books either."--Laura Linney "T Magazine "

Book Description:

A stunning new translation of the classic tale of the fall of Troy from one of the world's finest translators. If you enjoyed THE SONG OF ACHILLES, discover the original and the best...

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