{"title":"Greek Authors","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-iliad-homer","title":"The Iliad - Homer","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Emily Wilson’s translation of  The Odyssey appeared in 2017―revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was “fresh, unpretentious and lean” (Madeline Miller,  Washington Post)―critics lauded it as “a revelation” (Susan Chira,  New York Times ) and “a cultural landmark” (Charlotte Higgins,  Guardian ) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. 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In Wilson’s hands, this thrilling, magical, and often horrifying tale now gallops at a pace befitting its legendary battle scenes, in crisp but resonant language that evokes the poem’s deep pathos and reveals palpably real, even “complicated,” characters―both human and divine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe culmination of a decade of intense engagement with antiquity’s most surpassingly beautiful and emotionally complex poetry, Wilson’s Iliad now gives us a complete Homer for our generation. 5 maps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Western classical tradition, \u003cstrong\u003eHomer\u003c\/strong\u003e (Greek: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Ὅμηρος\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/21937766.______\"\u003eὍμηρος\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Hómēros\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/35435451.H_m_ros\"\u003eHómēros\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is considered the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. 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