{"product_id":"homer-and-his-iliad-9781541600447","title":"Homer and His Iliad","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"compelling and impressive\" (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e) reassessment of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, uncovering how the poem was written and why it remains enduringly powerful\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis the world's greatest epic poem--heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date, and a method for its composition--subjects of ongoing controversy--combining the detailed expertise of a historian with a poetic reader's sensitivity. Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thousands of readers turn to the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e every year. Drawing on fifty years of reading and research, Lane Fox offers us a breathtaking tour of this magnificent text, revealing why the poem has endured for ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Lane Fox \u003c\/b\u003eis an emeritus fellow at New College, Oxford. His books include\u003ci\u003e The Invention of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAugustine\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the major Wolfson History Prize), and \u003ci\u003eThe Classical World\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives near Oxford, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599584760082,"sku":"9781541600447","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_575bd9e5-2dd8-4a5a-8582-790c0f632f1c.jpg?v=1732202518","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/homer-and-his-iliad-9781541600447","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}