The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid Box Set (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Homer & Virgil

A glorious boxed set featuring Robert Fagles’s award-winning translations of the three great epics of Western literature—The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid

One of the preeminent translators of our time, Robert Fagles’s interpretations of these epic poems give new life to three seminal works in the Western canon. The Penguin Classic Deluxe Editions of The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid are collected here for the first time in a specially designed gift box. Each volume contains a superb introduction by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.

Review

" Robert Fagles is the best living translator of ancient Greek drama, lyric poetry, and epic into modern English." - Garry Wills, "The New Yorker"

" Mr. Fagles has been remarkably successful in finding a style that is of our time and yet timeless." - Richard Jenkyns, "The New York Times Book Review"

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics

Paperback:  Deckle Edge

Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2009

Edition ‏ : ‎ SLP

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 1760 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0147505607

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0147505606

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.8 x 5.9 x 8.7 inches