{"product_id":"the-iliad-hardcover-1","title":"The Iliad - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. V. Rieu\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Revised by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of Penguin's beautiful hardcover Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization--the cornerstone of Western culture and an epic poem without rival in world literature. The story centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus's killing of Hektor and the fall of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world: human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition presents Penguin Classics founder E. V. Rieu's lively translation of Homer's great epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven Greek cities claim the honor of being the birthplace of \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003eare attributed. The \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity--or even the existence--of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. V. Rieu\u003c\/b\u003e initiated Penguin Classics with Allen Lane, and his famous translation of the\u003ci\u003e Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e was the first book published in the series in 1947. \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1950. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCoralie Bickford-Smith is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books, where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iliad\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753761734944,"sku":"9780141394657","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8c9203f2ec82fb3f05ea679c14956bf.webp?v=1780026970","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-iliad-hardcover-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}