Description: Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with "The Iliad", his translation of which Samuel Johnson called "the greatest version of poetry the world has ever seen". This edition makes available for the first t...
Synopsis Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with "The Iliad", his translation of which Samuel Johnson called "the greatest version of poetry the world has ever seen". This edition makes available for the first time in paperback Pope's notes in their entirety, enabling us to listen in as one poetic genius illuminates the work of another.
Retells in simple language the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
Details
Publication Date:
2002-02-01
Narrated by:
Roger Rees
Series:
Ultimate Classics Series
Edition Description:
Abridged
Size
Height:
7.0 in
Width:
4.5 in
Thickness:
1.2 in
Weight:
6.4 oz
Publisher's Note Presents the centuries-old epic about the wrath of Achilles.