Iliad (The Oxford Children's Classics)

Blurb

Amongst the great tragedies of the literary world, author's the iliad would probably be reckoned as the first. This epic poem, besides being theapex of greek literature, epitomizes the cornerstone of western culture andrevolves around the critical last year of the trojan war that witnessed thekilling of hector by achilles to seal the fate of troy. The story, in thebackdrop of a cruel divine scenario, portrays a tragic view of life under theshadow of suffering and death.