One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - although knowing this will ensure his own early death. Interwoven with this tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, of the domestic world inside Troy's besieged city of Ilium, and of the conflicts between the Gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortals.

SKU	761490
Autor	HOMER,
Editora	PENGUIN CLASSICS
ISBN	9780140447941
EAN	9780140447941
Categoria	Ficção
Assunto	Poesia
Páginas	560
Número da Edição
Ano da Edição	2003
Encadernação	Brochura - Paperback