Homer: The Iliad: Volume I, Books 1-12, Volume II 7 Volume III Books 13 -24 (Loeb Classical Library No. 170), 171; [ 3 Matching Volumes in Matching Covers and Dust Jackets ] by Murray, A. T. (Augustus Taber) 1866-1940.; Wyatt, William F 1932- - 2001

Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2001. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homer's stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, the best of the Achaeans, over a grave insult to his personal honor and relates its tragic result--a chain of consequences that proves devastating for the Greek forces besieging Troy, for noble Trojans, and for Achilles himself. The poet gives us compelling characterizations of his protagonists as well as a remarkable study of the heroic code in antiquity. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and the Iliad, These have been published in the Loeb Classical Library for three quarters of a century, the Greek text facing a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. William F. Wyatt now brings the Loeb's Iliad up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is written for today's readers. Vol 1 is The 2001 Reprint of the 1999 2nd edition, Vol II is the 1995 2nd edition, and Vol III: is the 2nd Edition of 1999. Greek and English parallel texts. 591 p. ; 17 cm., p.467, Index; p.656, Index. Fine clean books, no inscriptions, clean and completeJackets, evidence of light shelf wear at extremities, some light fade to spines. [ Location: FP2 ]. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.