1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910815768603321

Autore

Homer

Titolo

The Iliad / / Homer ; a new translation by Peter Green

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-520-28143-8

0-520-96132-3

9780520281417

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (609 p.)

Classificazione

FH 20027

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Mythology, Greek

Trojan War

Epic poetry, Greek

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- The Iliad -- Synopsis -- Select Glossary -- Select Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its surging thunder for a new generation of readers. Featuring an enticingly personal introduction, a detailed synopsis of each book, a wide-ranging glossary, and explanatory notes for the few puzzling in-text items, the book also includes a select bibliography for those who want to learn more about Homer and



2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00521891

Titolo

Les explorateurs : des pharaons à Paul-Emile Victor / publié sous la direction de L.-H. Parias ; mise à jour Guy Stavridès ; préface de Lucien Febvre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Robert Laffont, 2004

ISBN

22-211-0171-5

Descrizione fisica

1207 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

Disciplina

910.9

Soggetti

ESPLORAZIONI  STORIA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia