The Iliad of Homer
Subtitle: a Southern African translation
By: by Richard Whitaker
Contributors: Whitaker, Richard
Publisher: New Voices
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781920411978
Subjects: Greek Epic poetry; Translations into English; Achilles (Greek mythology); Poetry; Trojan War; Trojan War. fast; Iliad (Homer)
Work titles: Iliad
Description: "Homer's great epic, The Iliad, tells the tale of warriors who fight and die for the sake of the beautiful Helen of Troy. As the immortal gods looks on, the Akhaians (Greeks) besiege Troy, while the Trojan warriors fight desperately to save their town, women and children. This fresh, wholly new translation of the Iliad uses a local idiom and language to present Homer's classic poem to a Southern African readership."--Back cover.