Iliad
By: Homer ; translated by Stanley Lombardo ; introduction by Sheila Murnaghan.
Contributors: Lombardo, Stanley, 1943-
Publisher: Hackett Pub. Co.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 516
Subjects: Epic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English; Achilles (Greek mythology) -- Poetry; Trojan War -- Poetry
Description: "The vividness of Homer's language, his large-scale rhythms and hard edges, are laid bare in this new translation--as is the bracing speech of his gods and mortals and, above all, the boldness of his narrative strokes."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 514-516) and index.