Homer's Iliad is a classical epic poem that tells the story of the Trojan War. It is one of the oldest works of Western literature and is considered a masterpiece of ancient Greek literature. The poem is set during the final year of the war, and it follows the conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans, focusing on the hero Achilles and his rage against his king Agamemnon. The Iliad explores themes of honor, pride, glory, and the human condition, and it is known for its vivid descriptions of battles and its complex characters. This edition of the Iliad was translated by Samuel Butler in 1867 and has become a widely recognized and celebrated translation of the classic work.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Höhe: 229 mm
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978-1-4371-4350-8 (9781437143508)
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Homer is the name ascribed by the Ancient Greeks to the semi-legendary author of the two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, the central works of Greek literature. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity, the most widespread being that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. The modern scholarly consensus is that these traditions do not have any historical value.The importance of Homer to the ancient Greeks is described in Plato's Republic, where he is referred to as the protos didaskalos, "first teacher", of tragedy, the hegemon paideias, "leader of learning" and the one who ten Hellada pepaideuken, "has taught Greece". Homer's works, which are about fifty percent speeches, provided models in persuasive speaking and writing that were emulated throughout the ancient and medieval Greek worlds. Fragments of Homer account for nearly half of all identifiable Greek literary papyrus finds in Egypt.
