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The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper
by Homer
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- en
About this book
Creators: Homer (751? BCE-651? BCE), M. A. Dwight (1806-1858) [Annotator], Robert Southey (1774-1843) [Editor], and William Cowper (1731-1800) [Translator] "The Iliad of Homer" by Homer is an ancient Greek epic poem composed around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Set during the final weeks of the decade-long Trojan War, it traces the devastating anger of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, sparked by a fierce quarrel with King Agamemnon. As pride and wrath drive the conflict, the poem moves between sweeping battlefield scenes and intimate human moments, while the Olympian gods themselves intervene in mortal affairs, shaping the fates of heroes and determining the destiny of Troy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 2985