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Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homer's stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, "the best of the Achaeans," over a grave insult to his personal honor and relates its tragic result--a chain of consequences that proves devastating for the Greek forces besieging Troy, for noble Trojans, and for Achilles himself. The poet gives us compelling characterizations of his protagonists as well as a remarkable study of the heroic code in antiquity.
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Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Release date: 1 January 1925
ISBN-10 : 0674995805 | ISBN-13: 9780674995802
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Release date: 1 January 1925
ISBN-10 : 0674995805 | ISBN-13: 9780674995802
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