Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The IliadISBN13:9780806139746ISBN10:0806139749Author:Homer (Author), Jordan, Herbert (Translator), Kopff, E. Christian (Introduction by)Description:An Accessible Iliad For Twenty-First-Century Readers A Classic Of Western Literature For Three Millennia, Homer's Iliad Captivates Modern Readers--As It Did Ancient Listeners--With Its Tale Of Gods And Warriors At The Siege Of Troy Now Herbert Jordan's Line-For-Line Translation Brilliantly Renders The Original Greek Into English Blank Verse--The Poetic Form Most Closely Resembling Our Spoken Language Raising The Bar Set By Richmond Lattimore In 1951, Jordan Employs A Pleasing Five-Beat Meter And Avoids Unnecessary Filler Whereas Other Verse Renditions Are Longer Than The Original, Owing To The Translators' Indulgence In Personal Poetics, Jordan Avoids Line Inflation The Result, An Economical Translation, Captures The Force And Vigor Of The Original Poem E Christian Kopff's Introduction To This Volume Sets The Stage And Credits Jordan With Conveying The Action And Movement Of The Iliad In Contemporary Language And A Supple Verse This New Iliad Offers Twenty-First-Century Readers The Thrill Of A Timeless Epic And Affords Instructors A Much-Needed Alternative For Literature Surveys Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF OKLAHOMA PRPublication Date:2008-09-06Weight:1.6 lbsDimensions:1.2'' H x 8.9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:512Language:English
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Book Title: Iliad
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Homer
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: European / German, Epic, Greek (Modern), Ancient / Greece, Folklore & Mythology, Ancient & Classical
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Foreign Language Study, Poetry, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 28 Oz
Number of Pages: 544 Pages