TY  - BOOK
AU  - Homer
TI  - The Iliad
PY  - 1980///
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Agamemnon
KW  - Achilles
KW  - Epic Poetry
N2  - "The Greeks considered the Iliad their greatest literary achievement, and no epic poem in any language has ever rivalled it. Out of a single episode in the Tale of Troy, Achilles' withdrawal from the fighting and his return to kill the Trojan hero Hector, Homer created a timeless, dramatic tragedy. His characters are heroic but their passions and problems are human and universal, and he presents them with compassion, understanding and humour against the harsh background of war."-Back cover
ER  -