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The Essential Iliad
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Essential Iliad
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Homer
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Edited and translated by Stanley Lombardo
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Introduction by Sheila Murnaghan
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| Series | Hackett Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:215 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets
Literary studies - classical, early and medieval |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780872205420
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| Classifications | Dewey:883.01 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
1 b-w map
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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| Imprint |
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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| Publication Date |
15 September 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this bare-bones abridgment highlights the epic's high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature, and in Western civilization surveys.
Author Biography
Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.
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