{"product_id":"the-iliad-isbn-9780140445923","title":"The Iliad","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe great war epic of Western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDating to the ninth century B.C., 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 \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCombining 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 \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e’s mesmerizing repeated phrases in what Peter Levi calls “an astonishing performance.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.The IliadTranslator's Preface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Spelling and Pronunciation of Homeric Names\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. Homeric Geography: Mainland Greece\u003cbr\u003e2. Homeric Geography: The Peloponnese\u003cbr\u003e3. Homeric Geography: The Aegean and Asia Minor\u003cbr\u003eInset: Troy and Vicinity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomer: The Iliad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 1:\u003c\/b\u003e The Rage of Achilles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 2:\u003c\/b\u003e The Great Gathering of Armies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 3:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Reviews the Champions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 4:\u003c\/b\u003e The Truce Erupts in War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 5:\u003c\/b\u003e Diomedes Fights the Gods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 6:\u003c\/b\u003e Hector Returns to Troy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 7:\u003c\/b\u003e Ajax Duels with Hector\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 8:\u003c\/b\u003e The Tide of Battle Turns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 9:\u003c\/b\u003e The Embassy to Achilles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 10:\u003c\/b\u003e Marauding Through the Night\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 11:\u003c\/b\u003e Agamemnon's Day of Glory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 12:\u003c\/b\u003e The Trojans Storm the Rampart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 13:\u003c\/b\u003e Battling for the Ships\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 14:\u003c\/b\u003e Hera Outflanks Zeus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 15:\u003c\/b\u003e The Achaean Armies at Bay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 16:\u003c\/b\u003e Patroclus Fights and Dies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 17:\u003c\/b\u003e Menelaus' Finest Hour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 18:\u003c\/b\u003e The Shield of Achilles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 19:\u003c\/b\u003e The Champion Arms for Battle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 20:\u003c\/b\u003e Olympian Gods in Arms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 21:\u003c\/b\u003e Achilles Fights the River\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 22:\u003c\/b\u003e The Death of Hector\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 23:\u003c\/b\u003e Funeral Games for Patroclus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 24:\u003c\/b\u003e Achilles and  Priam\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Genealogy of the Royal House of Troy\u003cbr\u003eTextual Variants from the Oxford Classical Text\u003cbr\u003eNotes on the Translation\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003ePronouncing Glossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e was probably born around 725 B.C. on the Coast of Asia Minor, now the coast of Turkey, but then really a part of Greece. Homer was the first Greek writer whose work survives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was one of a long line of bards, or poets, who worked in the oral tradition. Homer and other bards of the time could recite, or chant, long epic poems. Both works attributed to Homer—the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey—\u003c\/i\u003eare over ten thousand lines long in the original. Homer must have had an amazing memory but was helped by the formulaic poetry style of the time. In the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, Homer sang of death and glory, of a few days in the struggle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Mortal men played out their fate under the gaze of the gods. The \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is the original collection of tall traveller’s tales. Odysseus, on his way home from the Trojan War, encounters all kinds of marvels from one-eyed giants to witches and beautiful temptresses. His adventures are many and memorable before he gets back to Ithaca and his faithful wife Penelope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe can never be certain that both these stories belonged to Homer. In fact, “Homer” may not be a real name but a kind of nickname, meaning perhaps “the hostage” or “the blind one.” Whatever the truth of their origin, the two stories, developed around three thousand years ago, may well still be read in three thousand years’ time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Fagles \u003c\/b\u003e(1933–2008) was Arthur W. Marks ’19 Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He was the recipient of the 1997 PEN\/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His translations include Sophocles’s \u003ci\u003eThree Theban Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, Aeschylus’s \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for a National Book Award), Homer’s \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 1991 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award by The Academy of American Poets), Homer’s \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, and Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Knox\u003c\/b\u003e (1914–2010) was Director Emeritus of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He taught at Yale University for many years. Among his numerous honors are awards from the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Heroic Temper: Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy, Oedipus at Thebes: Sophocles’ Tragic Hero and His Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEssays Ancient and Modern \u003c\/i\u003e(awarded the 1989 PEN\/Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award).","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304599736549,"sku":"NP9780140445923","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140445923.jpg?v=1767739902","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-iliad-isbn-9780140445923","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}