{"product_id":"homer-and-his-iliad-9781541600447","title":"Homer and His Iliad","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking reassessment of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, uncovering how the poem was written and why it remains enduringly powerful \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis the world's greatest epic poem--heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date, and a method for its composition--subjects of ongoing controversy--combining the detailed expertise of a historian with a poetic reader's sensitivity. Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thousands of readers turn to the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e every year. Drawing on fifty years of reading and research, Lane Fox offers us a breathtaking tour of this magnificent text, revealing why the poem has endured for ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541600447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robin Lane Fox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103853707445,"sku":"9781541600447","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2df8e50b-b31b-42d2-95a7-39a993fde9e6.jpg?v=1693281346","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/homer-and-his-iliad-9781541600447","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}