Iliad, The

By Homer

Book Id: WPLBN0002952354
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File Size: 417.59 MB
Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Iliad, The
Author:	Homer
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Language:	English
Subject:	Poetry, War stories, Poetry
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Iliad, The
Historic Publication Date:	1898
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Homer, B. (1898). Iliad, The. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
The Iliad, together with the Odyssey, is one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century BC, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the Greek language, making it the first work of European literature. The existence of a single author for the poems is disputed as the poems themselves show evidence of a long oral tradition and hence, multiple authors. The poem concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Iliun, or Troy, by the Greeks. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.)

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Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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War stories, Poetry, Tragedy