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Iliad

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Iliad

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This book presents a new complete Eastern Armenian translation of the first epic poem by Homer, the greatest poet of the ancient world and the founder of European literature (8th century BCE). The translation of The Iliad is based on the original Ancient Greek text and is accompanied by an extensive introduction and annotations. Few works rival this immortal masterpiece's significance and profound influence on European culture. Admired and emulated throughout antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern times, The Iliad remains an unparalleled epic that continues to captivate and inspire readers today.

  • Front cover illustration: "Hephaestus hands over the armor he forged for Achilles to Thetis" (The Iliad, XVIII.614–615), an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 490–480 BCE, from the Altes Museum, Berlin.
  • Fourth-page illustration: "Hector, Hecuba, and Andromache" (The Iliad, VI.251–285, 390–496), a miniature from the 5th–6th century Ambrosian Iliad (Ilias Ambrosiana), housed in the Ambrosian Library in Milan (Bibliotheca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf., folio 21v).
  • Back cover illustration: A Roman copy of a Hellenistic statue of Homer from approximately 200 BCE, housed in the Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini), Rome.

Translation from Ancient Greek, introduction, and annotations by Aram Topchyan and Gohar Muradyan.
Pages: 656 + 32 inserts.

Iliad
Armenian
Old greek
2022

hard
688
16.5x21սմ
978-9939-68-976-0
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