The Iliad
A New Translation by Peter Green
by Homer
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Recommended by 5 notable people, including Paul Graham and Stewart Brand
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Mythology, War, and Ancient History.
One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its surging thunder for a new generation of readers.Featurin...
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Mythology, War, and Ancient History.
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