The Iliad by Homer
"The Iliad" by Homer is an ancient Greek epic poem composed around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Set during the final weeks of the ten-year Trojan War, it follows the devastating anger of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, sparked by a bitter quarrel with King Agamemnon. As Achilles withdraws from battle, the conflict escalates toward the death of Troy's noble prince Hector. With gods intervening on the battlefield and
heroes clashing in combat, this foundational work of European literature explores glory, fate, wrath, and the brutal realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Homer, 751? BCE-651? BCE |
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| Translator | Buckley, Theodore Alois, 1825-1856 |
| Title | The Iliad |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad |
| Note |
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #51355 (Translated by George Chapman) #6130 (Translated by Alexander Pope) #16452 (Translated by William Cowper) #22382 (Translated by Theodore Alois Buckley) #6150 (Translated by Edward, Earl of Derby) #3059 (Translated by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Meyers) #2199 (Translated by Samuel Butler) |
| Credits | Juliet Sutherland, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Achilles (Mythological character) |
| Subject | Trojan War |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 22382 |
| Release Date | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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