The Iliad and the Odyssey Boxed Set: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
| AUTHOR | Homer; Fagles, Robert; Knox, Bernard et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (11/01/1999) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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A Penguin Classics deluxe boxed set of Robert Fagles' translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, The Iliad is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. If The Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then The Odyssey is literature's greatest evocation of every man's journey through life. Here again, Fagles has performed the translator's task magnificently, giving us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Each volume contains a superb introduction with textual and critical commentary by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.
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ISBN-13:
9780147712554
ISBN-10:
0147712556
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
1264
Carton Quantity:
10
Product Dimensions:
5.90 x 3.50 x 8.70 inches
Weight:
3.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Poetry | Ancient & Classical
Poetry | European - General
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
883.01
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This beautiful gift set of Robert Fagles' award-winning translations of Homer brings the energy of contemporary language to these enduring heroic epics.
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A Penguin Classics deluxe boxed set of Robert Fagles' translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, The Iliad is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. If The Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then The Odyssey is literature's greatest evocation of every man's journey through life. Here again, Fagles has performed the translator's task magnificently, giving us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Each volume contains a superb introduction with textual and critical commentary by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.
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