Description: This title is featured in the Easton Press series: The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Published in 1979, bound in handsome Crimson leather, and classically illustrated by John Flaxman, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectible books library. Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website: * Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.* 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.* Heavy duty binding boards... .* Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .* Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books.* ...moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.* Gilded page ends. ******************************************************************************************************************************** " 'The first great book, and the first great book about the suffering and loss of war' — Guardian One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's 'Iliad' tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, who refuses to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - knowing this will ensure his own early death." //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Homer (born c. 8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. . . . Homer's epic poems shaped aspects of ancient Greek culture and education, fostering ideals of heroism, glory, and honor. To Plato, Homer was simply the one who "has taught Greece". In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Virgil refers to Homer as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the Iliad, Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets". From antiquity to the present day, Homeric epics have inspired many famous works of literature, music, art, and film. . . . The above text derives from, respectively, Penguin Books Limited (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.[The Iliad. United Kingdom: Penguin Books Limited, 2003.]
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Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Topic: Classics
Binding: Leather
Language: English
Author: Homer
Publisher: Easton Press
