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Author
Series
Publisher
Fireside
Pub. Date
1965
Language
English
Description
In his clear preface, Gilbert Murray says with truth that The Trojan Women, valued by the usage of the stage, is not a perfect play. It is only the crying of one of the great wrongs of the world wrought into music. Yet it is one of the greater dramas of the elder world. In one situation, with little movement, with few figures, it flashes out a great dramatic lesson, the infinite pathos of a successful wrong. It has in it the very soul of the tragic....
2) The Iliad
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
This non-metrical translaton of the first of Homer's great epics tells the story of the last few weeks of the Trojan War. The hero is Achilles whose wrath against Agamemmon brings tragic consequences not resolved until Achilles slays Hector outside the walls of Troy.
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
English-language revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the questions and mysteries that have puzzled scholars and experts about the Trojan War. Features include a map, fact boxes, biographies of famous experts on the archaeology of the area in which the war is thought to have taken place, places to see and visit, a glossary, further readings, and index"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Troy has fallen and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the spoils of an endless war–including the women of Troy themselves. They await a fair wind for the Aegean. It does not come, because the gods are offended. The body of King Priam lies unburied and desecrated, and so the victors remain in suspension, camped in the shadows of the city they destroyed as the coalition that held them together begins to unravel. Old feuds resurface...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Trojan princess Cassandra is cursed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy, and must try to find her place in a world that she knows to be perilous; years later, will her friendship with a young Amazon princess named Rin help her to avert a disastrous end to their war?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Fingerprint! Publishing Classics
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Physical Desc
767 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
An exquisitely designed leather-bound edition with a gold-foiled cover, this omnibus featuring Samuel Butler s translations of the two Homeric epics comes with a ribbon bookmark, gilded edges and beautiful endpapers. Ideal to be read and treasured, it makes for a perfect addition to any library. The oldest extant works of Western literature, Homer s the Iliad and the Odyssey are an important part of the Greek culture. The Iliad gives a detailed poetic...