The iliad

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Sinopse

The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization - an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone of Western culture. The story centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background.. Seven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the Iliadand Odyssey are attributed. The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.

Participantes

Autor: Homero

Tradutor: E. V. Rieu

Autor

HOMERO

Os gregos acreditavam que a Ilíada e a Odisséia haviam sido escritas por um único poeta, a quem chamavam de Homero. Nada se sabe a respeito de sua vida. Embora sete cidades gregas reivindiquem a honra de ser sua terra natal, segundo a tradição antiga ele era oriundo da região da Jônia, no Egeu oriental. Tampouco há registros de sua data de nascimento, ainda que a maioria dos estudiosos modernos situe a criação da Ilíada e da Odisséia em fins do século VIII a.C. ou início do século VII a.C.