{"product_id":"2026200016890-secondhand-the-iliad","title":"The Iliad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of Western literature stands The Iliad, Homer's thunderous epic of war, honour, and mortality, set against the smouldering backdrop of the ten-year siege of Troy. The poem chronicles the wrath of Achilles — the greatest of the Greek warriors — whose quarrel with the commander Agamemnon unleashes catastrophic consequences upon both the Achaean army and the Trojan people, drawing gods and mortals alike into a conflict of staggering violence and profound human cost. E. V. Rieu's landmark translation strips away archaic distance and presents Homer's hexameters in vivid, accessible prose, breathing urgent life into characters as complex and enduring as Hector, the noble defender of Troy, and the cunning Odysseus.\n\nComposed sometime in the 8th century BC and considered one of the foundational texts of world civilisation, The Iliad argues, with breathtaking force, that glory and grief are inseparable — that to be human is to be caught between the hunger for immortal fame and the inevitability of loss. Homer's genius lies in his ability to render both the grandeur of battle and the unbearable tenderness of a father weeping for his son with equal, devastating clarity. This Penguin Classics edition, a cornerstone of the series that democratised great literature, remains the ideal gateway into an ancient world that continues to illuminate our own — leaving the reader to wonder whether humanity has truly changed at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269345059035,"sku":"2026200016890-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a11dcac5-b33b-4452-afeb-c248f1298827.png?v=1788998908","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016890-secondhand-the-iliad","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}