The Iliad by Homer #foliosociety makes the book essential reading

makes the book essential reading for those who already know or who are just discovering his magnificent work

one small closed tear at the spine head and corner clipped on the inside flap though the price remains (6s)

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The Iliad by Homer #foliosociety makes the book essential readingA stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E. V. Rieu's classic translation. The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone of Western culture. The story centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is