{"product_id":"the-iliad-1","title":"The Iliad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E. V. Rieu's classic translation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization - an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone of Western culture. The story centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e was attributed. \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE. V. Rieu initiated Penguin Classics with Allen Lane and his famous translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e was the first book published in the series in 1947. \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 560 pages | Published November 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977847652701,"sku":"9780141394657","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780141394657.jpg?v=1774446664","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-iliad-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}