The Iliad

by Homer; Jordan, Herbert; Kopff, E. Christian

• ISBN13: 9780806139746
• ISBN10: 0806139749
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-30
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

An accessible Iliad for twenty-first-century readers

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Map of the Aegean Region	p. 2
Achilles and Agamemnon Quarrel	p. 5
The Thousand Ships	p. 23
Paris and Menelaus Duel	p. 49
Troy Breaches the Truce	p. 63
The Might of Diomedes	p. 79
Hector and Andromache	p. 107
Hector and Ajax Duel	p. 123
The Tide Turns against the Greeks	p. 137
Greek Chiefs Implore Achilles	p. 155
A Nighttime Mission	p. 175
Greek Heroes Wounded	p. 193
The Battle for the Greek Wall	p. 217
The Prowess of Idomeneus	p. 231
The Seduction of Zeus	p. 255
Ajax Defends the Ships	p. 271
The Death of Patroclus	p. 293
The Battle for Patroclus' Body	p. 319
The God of Fire Re-arms Achilles	p. 341
Achilles and Agamemnon Reconcile	p. 359
Achilles Avenges Patroclus	p. 373
Achilles against the River	p. 389
The Death of Hector	p. 407
Contests to Honor Patroclus	p. 423
Hector's Body Returns to Troy	p. 449
Notes	p. 473
Pronunciation Glossary of Proper Nouns	p. 481
Index of Significant Similes	p. 507
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