{"product_id":"9780140447941-the-iliad","title":"The Iliad","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTells the story of darkest episode in \"Trojan War\". At its centre is Achilles, greatest warrior-champion of Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - even though he knows this may ensure his own death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The first great book, and the first great book about the suffering and loss of war' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, who refuses to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - knowing this will ensure his own early death. E. V. Rieu's acclaimed translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the first titles published in Penguin Classics, and now has classic status itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally translated by E. V. RIEU \u003cbr\u003eRevised and updated by PETER JONES with D. C. H. RIEU \u003cbr\u003eEdited with an Introduction and notes by PETER JONES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943060746337,"sku":"9780140447941","price":10.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32417752.jpg?v=1737274936","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140447941-the-iliad","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}