{"product_id":"the-iliad-hardcover-1","title":"The Iliad - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmily Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Emily Wilson's translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was \"fresh, unpretentious and lean\" (Madeline Miller, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e)--critics lauded it as \"a revelation\" (Susan Chira, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"a cultural landmark\" (Charlotte Higgins, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great epic--the most revered war poem of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e roars with the clamor of arms, the bellowing boasts of victors, the fury and grief of loss, and the anguished cries of dying men. It sings, too, of the sublime magnitude of the world--the fierce beauty of nature and the gods' grand schemes beyond the ken of mortals. In Wilson's hands, this thrilling, magical, and often horrifying tale now gallops at a pace befitting its legendary battle scenes, in crisp but resonant language that evokes the poem's deep pathos and reveals palpably real, even \"complicated,\" characters--both human and divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe culmination of a decade of intense engagement with antiquity's most surpassingly beautiful and emotionally complex poetry, Wilson's \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e now gives us a complete Homer for our generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Emily Wilson's \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"If Wilson's version has an English model, it is the moving plainness of Matthew Arnold's 'Sohrab and Rustum.'... Though he never produced a translation himself, I think [Arnold] would have recognized his Homer--a poet 'eminently rapid... eminently plain and direct'--in Wilson's.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Gregory Hays, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[Wilson] preserves the musicality of Homer's poetry, opting for an iambic pentameter whose approachable storytelling tone invites us in, only to startle us with eruptions of beauty.... Wilson's transformation of such a familiar and foundational work is... astonishing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In the history of \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e translations, few have exerted such a cultural influence that they become 'classics' in their own right.... I predict that Emily Wilson will win a place in this roll-call of the most significant translations of the poem in history. She certainly deserves the honour.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Edith Hall, \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 848\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.52 x 6.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iliad\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44329177481318,"sku":"9781324001805","price":48.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/9SCBxkiFT39781324001805.webp?v=1768341060","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-iliad-hardcover-1","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}