It is one of the oldest works of literature currently in print and frequently read by modern audiences. The poem, like the Odyssey, is divided into 24 books and has 15,693 lines in its most frequently recognized version, written in dactylic hexameter. The poem is set at the close of the Trojan War, a ten-year siege of Troy by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek kingdoms, and portrays major events in the siege's last weeks. It shows a particularly heated argument between King Agamemnon and the legendary warrior Achilles. It is an essential component in the Epic Cycle. The Iliad is often recognized as the first important work of literature. A stunning reprint We take every step possible to ensure the original integrity of this book has been upheld to its highest standard. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unchanged from the original authors publication, preserving its earliest form for your indulgence. We are ready to ship this book off to you today at lightning speed, so you will find yourself indulging in this title without delay. Title Details What is Unique in this Book?
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In the Western classical tradition, Homer (Greek: Ὅμηρος) is considered the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature. When he lived is unknown. Herodotus estimates that Homer lived 400 years before his own time, which would place him at around 850 BCE, while other ancient sources claim that he lived much nearer to the supposed time of the Trojan War, in the early 12th century BCE. Most modern researchers place Homer in the 7th or 8th centuries BCE. The formative influence of the Homeric epics in shaping Greek culture was widely recognized, and Homer was described as the teacher of Greece. Homer's works, which are about fifty percent speeches, provided models in persuasive speaking and writing that were emulated throughout the ancient and medieval Greek worlds. Fragments of Homer account for nearly half of all identifiable Greek literary papyrus finds.
