The Essential Iliad
\ The classics are rapidly receding from public consciousness, and modern revisions of them, such as the film O Brother, Where Art Thou, are in genuine danger of never being linked to their original inspiration. Noted classicist Stanley Lombardo breathes new life into one of the most famous and beloved ancient works with this engaging and vibrant audio performance of carefully selected excerpts of Homer's Iliad. This state-of-the-art compact disc recording provides...
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While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this bare-bones abridgment highlights the epic s high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature, and in Western civilization surveys. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.
Homeric Geography (map)viIntroductionixA Note on the TranslationxliiiA Note on the AbridgmentxlivThe Essential Iliad1Major Characters158Suggestions for Further Reading166
