000			01509nam a2200205 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9781537085432 1537085433
100			_aHomer
245			_aThe Iliad of Homer _crendered into English prose by Samuel Butler. Abstract:
260			_a [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], _c1942
300			_a227 pages ; _c26 cm.
506			_gOpen access
520			_a Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' looming death and the sack of Troy, although the narrative ends before these events take place. However, as these events are prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, when it reaches an end the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War.
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650			_aAchilles -- (Mythological character) -- Poetry.
650			_aEpic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English.
650			_aTrojan War -- Poetry.
700			_aButler Samuel
942			_2ddc _cBK
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