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01569aam a2200289 4500 001 2A7F8A98F42411EB9533E30756ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210803012850 008 210429s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1435167945 020 $a 9781435167940 040 $d TxAuBib $d SILO 100 1 $a Homer. 245 14 $a The Iliad and the Odyssey / $c Homer ; translated by Samuel Butler ; introduction by Michael Dirda. 264 1 $a New York : $b Barnes & Noble, $c 2013. 300 $a xvi, 731 p. ; $c 24 cm. 500 $a Prose translation by Samuel Butler. 500 $a APR21. 520 $a Homer's two epics of the ancient world, THE ILIAD and THE ODYSSEY, tell stories as riveting today as when they were written between the eighth and ninth century B.C. This edition employs Samuel Butler's classic translations of both texts. THE ILIAD, which tells of the siege of Troy by the Greeks, is an unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle. THE ODYSSEY is the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and the many marvels and challenges he encounters during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. 541 $d 20210429. 600 1 $a Achilles (Mythological character)_vPoetry. 600 1 $a Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)_vPoetry. 650 $a Trojan War_vPoetry. 700 $a Butler, Samuel. 941 $a 1 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20210803015337.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2A7F8A98F42411EB9533E30756ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search