The Iliad - Homer, Caroline Alexander torrent

Category: Classic, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: Dactylic hexameter Epic Poem Greek Mythology

Written by Homer, Caroline Alexander
Read by Dominic Keating
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Duration: 19 hrs and 46 mins

[Translated by Caroline Alexander]

Composed around 730 BC, Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted 10-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding, blighting facts of war.

Soldier and civilian, victor and vanquished, hero and coward, men, women, young, old - The Iliad evokes in poignant, searing detail the fate of every life ravaged by the Trojan War. And, as told by Homer, this ancient tale of a particular Bronze Age conflict becomes a sublime and sweeping evocation of the destruction of war throughout the ages.

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Note: I haven’t had the opportunity to check out this translation. I happened upon on it and decided to upload here. Perhaps someone who has read it could leave a comment about how good or bad it is?

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