The Anger of Achilles: The Iliad (Penguin Classics)

Robert Graves’s vivid retelling of Homer’s Iliad brings the legendary story of the Trojan War to life in an engaging and accessible form. With his distinctive storytelling style, Graves returns the ancient epic to its roots as a dramatic tale meant to captivate and entertain while preserving the central characters, conflicts, and themes that have enabled the poem to endure for centuries.

At the heart of the story is Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Greek forces, who withdraws from battle after a bitter dispute with Agamemnon. His absence leaves the Greeks struggling against the Trojans, but when Hector kills Patroclus, Achilles’s beloved companion, the great warrior returns to the battlefield seeking revenge. His renewed fury changes the course of the war, even as fate draws him toward his own tragic end.

Graves’s retelling offers readers a lively introduction to one of the foundational stories of Western literature, filled with heroism, rivalry, loyalty, revenge, and the devastating consequences of war.

Details:

• Format: Paperback
• Page Count: 384