Homer, <br/><br/>
The Iliad / 
Homer ; originally translated by E.V. Rieu ; revised and updated by Peter Jones with D.C.H. Rieu ; edited with an introduction and notes by Peter Jones. 
 - lxxxv, 462 pages :  maps ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: 1950.  Revised translation originally published: 2003.  A prose reworking of the Iliad. 
<br/><br/> Centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determines the fate of Troy. This book 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. 
<br/><br/> 1330L  Lexile. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Ancient Greek. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780141394657 014139465X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016297231 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB492308  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016855150  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Achilles (Mythological character) --Poetry.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Epic poetry, Greek--Translations into English.<br/>Trojan War--Poetry.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Poetry.<br/>Fictional Work.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PA4025.A2  / R53 2014