The Iliad
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Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1974.
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594 pages ; 21 cm.
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Published
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1974.
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Book
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English
Lexile measure
1330

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Due to a lack of biographical evidence regarding the identity of Homer it has been suggested that the two great works attributed to him, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" may in fact be the work of multiple authors passed down through a long oral tradition. While scholarship on the subject will likely never definitely prove one way or the other, it is now generally accepted that these two great epic poems are the work of a single Greek author, Homer, who lived sometime during the 9th century BC. Set during a few weeks in the final year of the Trojan War, "The Iliad" is a classical epic poem concerning a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. While encompassing just a brief period of the Trojan War the poem relates events leading up to and following the few weeks that encompass the setting of the poem giving the reader a comprehensive perspective of the Trojan War. Part romanticized historical narrative, part mythological epic, the "Iliad" is widely recognized as one of the most important works from classical antiquity. Along with the "Odyssey," it would establish Homer as one the most influential authors to ever have lived. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, follows the verse translation of Alexander Pope, and includes an introduction and notes by Theodore Alois Buckley.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Homer., & Fitzgerald, R. (. (1974). The Iliad . Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Homer and Robert (translator) Fitzgerald. 1974. The Iliad. Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Homer and Robert (translator) Fitzgerald. The Iliad Doubleday, 1974.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Homer., and Robert (translator) Fitzgerald. The Iliad Doubleday, 1974.

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