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The Iliad

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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

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