Author: HomerusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Iliad, books one to eight
Author: HomerusThe Iliad, Books One to Eight
Author: . HomerusPublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9781230160030
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... And, when, joining together, they were at length (or)) come to the one spot, they dashed together the hides of their shields." 450. "Then there arose at once the death-groan and vaunting of heroes, even of the slaughtering and the slain." 452 "And as when winter-swollen torrents, gushing down from the mountain, commingle their impetuous waters at the meeting of the glens th. /ii'iryw and ayicoc, issuing from their mighty fountain-heads, within the hollow ravine; and their roar from afar the shepherd is wont to hear." 406. Sthenelus refers to the war of the Epigoni under Alcmseon and Thersander. The seven chiefs, who warred against Thebes, all perished, excepting Adrastus; the araaBaXiri, alluded to, was their having despised the auguries of Amphiaraus. 407. 'Ayayovff.--Agreeingwith rjfitiq-another proof that the dual is but an old form of the plural. 412. Ttrro.--" Good Sir." Bentley proposes rlrXaSt, aiyy 6' fjao' Kennedy better rirXa (for rkrXaBi, as Saivv for SaivvQi). 449. 'ejtxijvto.--Third plural syncop. aor. passive of xtXaZui. Liddell and Scott, Buttm. Irr. v. pp. 158, 202, and Interm. Gr. Gr. 110. 7, p. 226, &c. 454. Kpovvog.--Th. liepsw, as yvfivbc from iKtvpivog, and $sVoq from U. Compare Extraneus etranger, iv-OoQ. Donalds. Cratyl. Xapdcpa is properly applied to the torrent itself, which cuts its way (xapaTrt() on the mountain's side. 457. The poet's notion plainly is, that the Trojans, so long as Achilles fought, did not venture beyond the gates, and that no Achaean hero fell in battle with the Trojans after Protesilaus, and before the time of the Iliad. Mull. Lit. Or. 457--544. 460. "He dashed (the spear) into the forehead." 462. "He fell, as doth a tower...".
Black Ships Before Troy
Author: Rosemary SutcliffPublisher: Laurel Leaf
ISBN: 055349483X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
For Greek myth fans, those who can’t get enough of the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, and readers who have aged out of Rick Riordan, this classroom staple and mythology classic is perfect for learning about the ancient myths! As the gods and goddesses of Olympus scheme, the ancient world is thrown into turmoil when Helen, the most beautiful woman in all of Greece, is stolen away by her Trojan love. Inflamed by jealousy, the Greek king seeks lethal vengeance and sends his black war ships to descend on the city of Troy. In the siege that follows, history’s greatest heroes, from Ajax to Achilles to Odysseus, are forged in combat, and the brutal costs of passion, pride, and revenge must be paid. In the end, the whims of the gods, the cunning of the warriors, and a great wooden horse will decide who emerges victorious. Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time and Rosemary Sutcliff's retelling of the classic saga embodies all of the astonishing drama, romance, and intrigue of ancient Greece. Don’t miss The Wanderings of Odysseus, the companion to Black Ships Before Troy, and follow Odysseus on his adventure home. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.
The Shield of Achilles
Author: W. H. AudenPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691256586
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Back in print for the first time in decades, Auden’s National Book Award–winning poetry collection, in a critical edition that introduces it to a new generation of readers The Shield of Achilles, which won the National Book Award in 1956, may well be W. H. Auden’s most important, intricately designed, and unified book of poetry. In addition to its famous title poem, which reimagines Achilles’s shield for the modern age, when war and heroism have changed beyond recognition, the book also includes two sequences—“Bucolics” and “Horae Canonicae”—that Auden believed to be among his most significant work. Featuring an authoritative text and an introduction and notes by Alan Jacobs, this volume brings Auden’s collection back into print for the first time in decades and offers the only critical edition of the work. As Jacobs writes in the introduction, Auden’s collection “is the boldest and most intellectually assured work of his career, an achievement that has not been sufficiently acknowledged.” Describing the book’s formal qualities and careful structure, Jacobs shows why The Shield of Achilles should be seen as one of Auden’s most central poetic statements—a richly imaginative, beautifully envisioned account of what it means to live, as human beings do, simultaneously in nature and in history.
The Iliad of Homer, Books One to Eight; Chiefly According to the Text of Dr. Kennedy; with Original Notes, Philological and Exegetical ... By A. R. Fausset ... Second Edition, Revised and Improved
Author: HomerThe Iliad
Author: HomerWar Music
Author: Christopher LoguePublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571209071
Category : Achilles (Greek mythology)
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
This text contains the first three volumes of Christopher Logue's recomposition of Homer's Iliad - Kings, The Husbands and War Music.
The Iliad of Homer, Books One to Eight
Author: HomerThe Iliad & The Odyssey
Author: HomerPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1627931457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 927
Book Description
The Iliad: Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The recent major motion picture Helen of Troy staring Brad Pitt proves that this epic is as relevant today as it was twenty five hundred years ago when it was first written. So journey back to the Trojan War with Homer and relive the grandest adventure of all times. The Odyssey: Journey with Ulysses as he battles to bring his victorious, but decimated, troops home from the Trojan War, dogged by the wrath of the god Poseidon at every turn. Having been away for twenty years, little does he know what awaits him when he finally makes his way home. These two books are some of the most import books in the literary cannon, having influenced virtually every adventure tale ever told. And yet they are still accessible and immediate and now you can have both in one binding.
Achilles & Hector
Author: HomerPublisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780341770749
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
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