ThegreatwarepicofWesternliterature,translatedbyacclaimedclassicistRobertFagles,andfeaturedintheNetflixseriesTheOAAPenguinClassicDatingtotheninthcenturyB.C.,Homer’stimelesspoemstillvividlyconveysthehorrorandheroismofmenandgodswrestlingwithtoweringemotionsandbattlingamidstdevastationanddestruction,asitmovesinexorablytothewrenching,tragicconclusionoftheTrojanWar.RenownedclassicistBernardKnoxobservesinhissuperbintroductionthatalthoughtheviolenceoftheIliadisgrimandrelentless,itcoexistswithbothimagesofcivilizedlifeandapoignantyearningforpeace.Combiningtheskillsofapoetandscholar,RobertFagles,winnerofthePEN/RalphManheimMedalforTranslationanda1996AcademyAwardinLiteraturefromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters,bringstheenergyofcontemporarylanguagetothisenduringheroicepic.HemaintainsthedriveandmetricmusicofHomer’spoetry,andevokestheimpactandnuanceoftheIliad’smesmerizingrepeatedphrasesinwhatPeterLevicalls“anastonishingperformance.“ThisPenguinClassicsDeluxeeditionalsofeaturesFrenchflapsanddeckle-edgedpaper.Formorethanseventyyears,PenguinhasbeentheleadingpublisherofclassicliteratureintheEnglish-speakingworld.Withmorethan1,700titles,PenguinClassicsrepresentsaglobalbookshelfofthebestworksthroughouthistoryandacrossgenresanddisciplines.Readerstrusttheseriestoprovideauthoritativetextsenhancedbyintroductionsandnotesbydistinguishedscholarsandcontemporaryauthors,aswellasup-to-datetranslationsbyaward-winningtranslators.9780140275360
