Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
The Iliad : Oxford World's Classics - Homer .

The Iliad

By: Homer ., Anthony Verity (Translator)

Paperback | 7 September 2012

At a Glance

Paperback


$29.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $7.44 with

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

War, glory, despair, and mourning: for 2,700 years, the Iliad has gripped listeners and readers with the story of Achilles' anger and Hector's death. It is a tale of many truths, speaking of powerful emotions, the failures of leadership, the destructive power of beauty, the quest for fame, the plight of women, and the cold callous laughter of the gods. Above all, it confronts us with war in all its brutality--and with fleeting images of peace, lovingly drawn, images which punctuate the poem as distant memories, startling comparisons, and doomed aspirations.

Anthony Verity's elegant and compelling new translation mirrors the directness, power, and dignity of Homer's poetry. Verity captures as well the essential features of oral poetry, such as repeated phrases and scenes, without sounding mannered or archaic, and his remarkably accurate verse hews closely to the original line numbers, which is invaluable for readers wishing to consult the secondary literature. Barbara Graziosi, an authority on Homeric poetry, offers a full introduction that illuminates the composition of the poem, its literary qualities, and the many different contexts in which it was performed and read. In addition, extensive notes offer book-by-book summaries and shed light on difficult words and passages, mythological allusions, references to ancient practices, and geographical names. An annotated bibliography offers a succinct guide to further scholarship in English; a full index of names enables the reader to trace particular characters through the text; and two maps
elucidate the Catalogue of Ships and the Catalogue of the Trojans.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Industry Reviews
Homer's epic [is] unpredictably and achingly beautiful. * Nadia Rogers, Irish Times *

Other Editions and Formats

Hardcover

Published: 27th March 2007

Hardcover

Published: 7th August 2020

Hardcover

Published: 3rd August 2020

Oxford Worlds Classics

Pride and Prejudice : Oxford World's Classics - Jane Austen

RRP $15.95

$11.75

26%
OFF
The Qur'an : Oxford World's Classics - Abdel Haleem

RRP $25.95

$19.75

24%
OFF
Persuasion : Oxford World's Classics - Jane Austen

RRP $15.95

$14.99

The Annals : The Reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero - Cornelius Tacitus
Metamorphoses : Oxford World's Classics - Ovid

RRP $23.95

$18.75

22%
OFF
A Sicilian Romance : Oxford World's Classics - Ann Radcliffe

RRP $24.95

$18.99

24%
OFF
The Poetic Edda : Oxford World's Classics - Carolyne Larrington
A Midsummer Night's Dream : The Oxford Shakespeare - William Shakespeare
Aeneid : Oxford World's Classics - Virgil

RRP $28.95

$25.75

11%
OFF
Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra : Oxford World's Classics - Sophocles
The Odyssey : Oxford World's Classics - Homer

RRP $22.95

$19.75

14%
OFF
As You Like It : The Oxford Shakespeare - William Shakespeare

RRP $18.95

$14.99

21%
OFF
Hamlet : The Oxford Shakespeare - William Shakespeare

RRP $23.95

$20.75

13%
OFF
The History of King Lear : The Oxford Shakespeare - William Shakespeare
Dracula : Oxford World's Classics - Bram Stoker

RRP $17.95

$16.75

Belinda : Oxford World's Classics - Maria Edgeworth
The Marble Faun : Oxford World's Classics - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Castle of Otranto : 3rd Edition - A Gothic Story - Horace Walpole
The Assommoir : Oxford World's Classics - Émile Zola
Othello : The Moor of Venice - William Shakespeare

RRP $21.95

$18.75

15%
OFF