Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during th…
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during th…
Translated by Robert Fagles; introduction and notes by Bernard Knox. Includes bibliographical references.
The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge theme…
Two heroes of ancient Greece fight over a beautiful widow during the Trojan War. She is Queen Briseis, enslaved by Prince Achilles after he conquered her kingdom, killing her husband, but King Agamemnon also covets her. Fortunately for Achilles she has fallen in love with him. A…
Two heroes of ancient Greece fight over a beautiful widow during the Trojan War. She is Queen Briseis, enslaved by Prince Achilles after he conquered her kingdom, killing her husband, but King Agamemnon also covets her. Fortunately for Achilles she has fallen in love with him. A…
