The Essential Iliad

While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this selection also highlights the epic's high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature.

Contents:

Homeric Geography (map).
Introduction.
A Note on the Translation.
A Note on the Abridgment.

The Essential Iliad:
I complete; II abridged; III complete; IV omitted; V omitted; VI abridged; VII omitted; VIII omitted; IX abridged; X omitted; XI omitted; XII abridged; XIII omitted; XIV omitted; XV omitted; XVI abridged; XVII omitted ; XVIII abridged; XIX abridged; XX omitted; XXI omitted; XXII complete; XXIII abridged; XXIV abridged.

Major Characters.
Suggestions for Further Reading.

About the Authors:

Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.

Sheila Murnaghan is Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania.

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