The Iliad - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0850670748 ISBN 13 : 9780850670745

Synopsis

Translated by: E.V. Rieu. Good condition book in slipcase. Content clean and bright with blank stamps to few pages. Slipcase has toning and split corners.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A 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 not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background.. Seven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the Iliadand Odyssey are attributed. The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.E. V. Rieu initiated Penguin Classics with Allen Lane and his famous translation of the Odyssey was the first book published in the series in 1947. The Iliad followed in 1950.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running English-to-Basque thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Iliad by Homer was edited for three audiences. The first includes Basque-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL or TOEIC preparation program. The second audience includes English-speaking students enrolled in bilingual education programs or Basque speakers enrolled in English-speaking schools. The third audience consists of students who are actively building their vocabularies in Basque in order to take foreign service, translation certification, Advanced Placement (AP) or similar examinations. By using the Webster's Basque Thesaurus Edition when assigned for an English course, the reader can enrich their vocabulary in anticipation of an examination in Basque or English.
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À propos de cette édition

• Date d'édition: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0850670748
• ISBN 13: 9780850670745
• Reliure: Relié