Iliad of Homer: The Wrath of Achilles - Softcover

Richards, Ia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393001016 ISBN 13: 9780393001013

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1958

Synopsis

The Iliad, the heroic Greek epic called by I. A. Richards "the most influential poem in the Western tradition," describes what happens toward the end of the Trojan War, when a quarrel between Agamemnon and the Greek hero Achilles sets in motion tragic events that bring the war to its conclusion. This edition of the Iliad, abridged and translated by the noted critic and translator I. A. Richards, has made this classic work of literature available to modern readers since 1958 in a remarkably readable version. Mr. Richards has cut many passages that are not essential to the storyline and has omitted books 2, 10, 13, and 17. Removing the stylized decoration that can hinder a nonspecialist reader, he makes the language of the poem clearly accessible, and his narrative condensation allows the action to stand out boldly.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1958
• ISBN 10: 0393001016
• ISBN 13: 9780393001013
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208