Probably composed in the eighth century B.C. and based on an actual historical event of the thirteenth century B.C., Homer's Iliad is one of the great epics of the Western world. The poem unfolds near the end of the ten-year-long Trojan War, detailing the quarrel between the great warrior-hero Achilles and King Agamemnon, the battle between Paris and Menelaus for Helen of Troy, the Greek assault on the city and the Trojan counterattacks, the intervention of the gods on the part of their favorites, and numerous other incidents and events.
Vast in scope, possessing extraordinary lyricism and poignancy, this time-honored masterpiece brilliantly conveys the inconsistencies of gods and men, the tumultuous intensity of conflict, and the devastation that results from war. This inexpensive edition reproduces the celebrated Samuel Butler prose translation, admired for its simple, unadorned style, clarity, and readability.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 06/25/1999
ISBN: 9780486408835
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.34w x 0.78d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 12787 / Iliad
Reading Level: 11.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 25