{"product_id":"9781853996573","title":"Homer's Iliad A Commentary on Three Translations","description":"\u003ch3\u003eClassical Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHomer's Iliad\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Commentary on Three Translations\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Jones\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Language Study \/ Ancient Languages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomer's mighty epic, the Iliad, is the first work of western literature\u003cbr\u003eand one of the defining masterpieces of our culture. The purpose of\u003cbr\u003ethis new line-by-line commentary is to help as wide an audience as\u003cbr\u003epossible to understand and appreciate the poem through the best of\u003cbr\u003erecent scholarship on the man and his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Jones has\u003cbr\u003eselected three of the most widely used translations on which to base\u003cbr\u003ehis commentary, those of E.V. Rieu (revised and updated by Peter\u003cbr\u003eJones), Martin Hammond, and Richmond Lattimore.\u003cbr\u003eThere is a useful\u003cbr\u003eintroduction to the whole work and separate short introductions to each\u003cbr\u003ebook of the Iliad. Each passage selected for comment is given a\u003cbr\u003eline-reference and quoted from all three translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePeter Jones is the author of five books: \u003ci\u003eAncient and Modern, Intelligent Person's Guide to Classics, Homer's Iliad: a commentary on three translations, Homer's Odyssey, Learn Ancient Greek\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLearn Latin\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 June 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781853996573\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370241687692,"sku":"9781853996573","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781853996573","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}