One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwoven in the tragic sequence of events are ...
Gregory Nagy:Somebody like Achilles, who is the number one hero ofThe Iliad—the ancients admired him passionately, but the ancients were also already shocked at some of the things that he was capable of doing. Yes, he's larger than life, but that means that if he makes mistakes, those...
书名:The Iliad 伊利亚特 难度:Lexile蓝思阅读指数1290L 作者:Homer荷马 出版社名称:Signet Classics 出版时间:2015 语种:英文 ISBN:9780451474346 商品尺寸:10.6 x 2.8 x 17.3 cm 包装:简装 页数:416 (以实物为准) The Iliad《伊利亚特》是古希腊诗人荷马的叙事史诗,是重要的古希腊文学作品,堪称西方人类古代文明...
as they burned for you ? The broken pieces of clay and the palest eyes, painted in Trojan blue. Dust is drifting in the evening air across the field below. The silver mirror you hold will never tell. You turn your face away. The finest treasures of kings, all of those precious things...
“The Iliad” is a story of glory and gods, revenge and mercy, death and immortality. Squint hard enough and it is also a workplace saga. The epic kicks off with a big row between a pair of co-workers called Agamemnon and Achilles. ...
Introduction – Who wrote the Iliad “The Iliad“ (Gr: “Iliás“) is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy (which was also known as Ilion, Ilios or...
"The Iliad" is a story of glory and gods, revenge and mercy, death and immortality.Squinthard enough and it is also a workplacesaga. The epic kicks off with a big row between a pair of coworkers called Agamemnon and Achilles. The gods are senior leadership descending from on high to ...
英文简介:The Aeneid is an epic poem written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. It's hero is Aeneas, a Trojan who travels from Troy to Italy to eventually found Rome. Some argue that The Aeneid is Virgil's answer to Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, combining two genres of the day - travel...
doi:10.4159/9780674244184-012G. Nagy
Known as the“Iliad of the East(东方的《伊利亚特》 )” and the“encyclopedi a of Tibetan folk culture(西藏民俗文化的百科全书)", King Gesar is the heroic epic(英雄史诗) of all Chinese people.The legend of King Gesar has been passed down through Tibetans for more than 1,000 years in so...