Tolstoy called the Iliad a miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer's story is thrilling, and his Greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or written.
Product Details
- Author: Homer, transl. E.V. Rieu
- ISBN-13: 978-0140447941
- Published on: 2003-04-29
- Originally published on: 1950
- Approx. date written: 8th century BC
- Original language: Greek
- Binding: Hardcover
- 576 pages
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