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Franklin Library: HOMER: ILIAD AND ODYSSEY: TROJAN WAR: 25TH)

Description: Franklin Library leather edition of Homer's "The Iliad," and "The Odyssey," In Contemporary Verse by Robert Fitzgerald, Illustrated by Walter Brooks, two of the 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD series, published in 1979. Bound in pea green leather, the books have hunter green moire silk end leaves, satin book markers, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, hubbed spines, gold gilding on three edges---in near FINE condition---except for 'minor' imperfection to gilt on top and fore edge on "Odyssey.' Homer lived in the 8th century B.C. "The Iliad," set during the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, tells of the battles and events during the quarrel between King Agamemnon, leader of the Greek armies and the warrior Achilles, son of the goddess Thetis and the mortal king, Peleus, in the Greek's efforts to get back Helen, the beautiful wife of Menelaus and sister-in-law of Agamemnon. "The Iliad" describes the Greek sieges; the earlier events that caused the ten-year war, 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. The "Odyssey" focuses on the ten years that it takes Greek hero Odysseus to reach Ithaca. In his 20-year absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors. Odysseus endures many hardships on his return: the Lotus Eaters, the one-eyed Cyclops, who traps Odysseus and his men in his cave; the sorceress, CIRCE, who turns Odysseus' men into pigs; the seven-year stay with Calypso, the goddess who keeps him as her husband, sharing her bed and her lifestyle; the one-year stay with King Alcinous, who would like for him to marry his daughter and remain with them; his voyage to the underworld of Hades; but half of his adventures occurs when he finally returns home and drives out the suitors, killing the disloyal men and the unfaithful female servants. The "Odyssey" ends happily with a king returning home to his kingdom, a father reunited his son, and a man reunited with his faithful, loving wife. Homer's two epics are the oldest pieces of literature in the western world. "The Iliad" has 664 pages and "The Odyssey" has 502 pages. I offer Combined shipping.

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Location: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

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Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Binding: Leather

Signed: No

Publisher: Franklin Library

Modified Item: No

Subject: Literature & Fiction

Year Printed: 1979

Original/Facsimile: Original

Language: English

Illustrator: Walter Brooks

Special Attributes: Luxury Edition

Region: Greece

Author: Homer

Personalized: No

Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece

Topic: Trojan War & Homecoming

Character Family: Achilles & Odysseus

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