num_pages: 462
description: One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwoven in the tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, the besieged city of Ilium, the feud between the gods, and the fate of mortals.E. V. Rieu’s acclaimed translation of Homer’s Iliad was one of the first titles published in Penguin Classics, and now has classic status itself. For this edition, Rieu’s text has been revised, and a new introduction and notes by Peter Jones complement the original introduction.
language: English
title: The Iliad
titlecomplete: The Iliad
characters: Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Briseis, Cassandra, Odysseus, Achilles, Sarpedon (King of Lycia), Ajax, Agamemnon, Priam, Nestor, Andromache, Akhilleus, Hecuba, Paris, Aeneas, Patroclus, Diomedes, Ajax Oileus, Hector of Troy
genres: Mythology, Historical Fiction, School, Greek Mythology, Poetry, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 434983
places: Troy
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: London: Penguin