{"product_id":"the-iliad-and-the-odyssey-2-book-paperback-boxed-set-arcturus-classic-collections","title":"The Iliad and the Odyssey: 2-Book Paperback Boxed Set (Arcturus Classic Collections)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources from classical antiquity posit \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e as a blind bard from what is now Anatolia, Turkey, living in the late 8th or early 7th Century BC. There is no doubting the significance of their contribution to Western literature.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e Samuel Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (1835-1902) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic whose satire \n\u003ci\u003eErewhon\u003c\/i\u003e (1872) foreshadowed the collapse of the Victorian illusion of eternal progress. He is known for his translations of the Iliad and Odyssey which are still consulted today. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Way of All Fresh \u003c\/i\u003e(1903), his autobiographical novel, is generally considered his masterpiece). \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e T.E. Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e (1888-1935) was a British scholar and military officer, also known by the names T.E. Shaw and Lawrence of Arabia. He is best known for his legendary war activities in the Middle East during World War I and for his book on the conflict \n\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Pillars of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also celebrated as one of the major letter writers of his generation and for his prose translation of the Odyssey. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis handsome slipcased edition brings together two of the most celebrated classical works of literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legendary poet of Greek antiquity\u003cb\u003e Homer\u003c\/b\u003e is surrounded by almost as much myth as the characters of his two epic poems \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey.\u003c\/i\u003e As two of the oldest extant works of Western literature they formed the foundations for Ancient Greek culture, and have been read, translated, adapted and enjoyed across the globe since the 8th century BC. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e takes place in the final weeks of the long-fought Trojan War. As the Greeks fight to reclaim the beautiful Helen, King Agamemnon seizes Briseis, the concubine of Achilles. In disgust the legendary warrior abandons the conflict, taking his men with him. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e joins the heroic Odysseus on his epic and tumultuous journey home following the fall of Troy. Having angered the sea-god Poseidon he and his men are beset by obstacles including a man-eating Cyclops, deadly storms, and a witch who transforms her enemies into pigs. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe translations presented in this wonderful collection are easily accessible prose editions translated by highly-esteemed authors. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by the late-Victorian novelist \n\u003cb\u003eSamuel Butler\u003c\/b\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e by adventurer - \n\u003cb\u003eLawrence of Arabia\u003c\/b\u003e - \n\u003cb\u003eT.E. Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Sirius Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47449007587459,"sku":"9781398819696","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9781398819696.jpg?v=1783319901","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/the-iliad-and-the-odyssey-2-book-paperback-boxed-set-arcturus-classic-collections","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}