The Story of the Iliad: A Dramatic Retelling of Homer's Epic and the Last Days of Troy

by Simon Armitage and Homer

Book Overview

Following his highly acclaimed dramatization of the Odyssey, Simon Armitage here takes on the fate of Troy, bringing Homer's Iliad to life with refreshing imaginative vision. In the final days of the Trojan War, the Trojans and the Greeks are caught in a bitter stalemate. Exhausted and desperate after ten years of warfare, gods and men battle among themselves for the glory of recognition and a hand in victory. Cleverly intertwining the Iliad and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871408902
• ISBN13: 9780871408907
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.2"