The Iliad by Homer #foliosociety It’s 1994 in County Donegal

It’s 1994 in County Donegal

the perfect gift for anyone who loves a good head-scratcher

one small closed tear at the spine head and corner clipped on the inside flap though the price remains (6s)

Peninsula de Osa

author of The Wolf Den

The Iliad by Homer #foliosociety It’s 1994 in County DonegalA stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E. V. Rieu's classic translation. The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone of Western culture. The story centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is