{"product_id":"the-iliad-paperback-4","title":"The Iliad - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eW. H. D. Rouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSeth L. Schein\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WORLD'S GREATEST WAR NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humans and gods wrestling with towering emotions. Men fighting to the death amid devastation and destruction. Perhaps the Western world's first and best storyteller, Homer draws the reader in with bated breath. His masterful tale contains some of the most famous episodes in all of literature: the curse on the prophet Cassandra; the siege of Troy; the battle between Hector and Achilles; the face that launched a thousand ships; and of course, the deception of the Trojan Horse. To this day, the heroism and adventure of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e have remained unmatched in song and story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his \"plain English\" translation, W.H.D. Rouse makes a point to keep the language as colloquial as Homer's original was, never pedantic, high-flown, or clich d. In fact, it is the nearest contemporary English equivalent to the epic Homer's audience heard at their banquets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an Introduction by Seth L. Schein\u003cbr\u003e And a New Afterword\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth L. Schein \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Davis. He works mainly on Homeric epic, Attic tragedy, and receptions of classical literature and culture. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad, Reading the Odyssey: Selected Interpretive Essays\u003c\/i\u003e [editor], and the translation of \u003ci\u003eSophokles: Philoktetes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.4 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 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":42687384780863,"sku":"9780451474346","price":9.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1973490720ba88111b0d8579d168999e.webp?v=1764978420","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-iliad-paperback-4","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}