{"product_id":"the-iliad","title":"The Iliad","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRage. Glory. Death. And the greatest war story ever told.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHomer's epic is not about victory or peace. It is about the fury of a single man—and the rivers of blood that fury can unleash.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor nine long years, the Greeks have besieged the city of Troy. But the war's most devastating moment comes not from a Trojan spear, but from a quarrel between two Greeks: Achilles, the greatest warrior alive, and Agamemnon, the arrogant king who commands him. When Agamemnon seizes Achilles's beloved captive Briseis, Achilles withdraws from battle in a rage. Without him, the Greeks are slaughtered. His best friend Patroclus dons Achilles's armor and is killed by Hector, Troy's noblest prince. And then Achilles returns—not to save his countrymen, but to avenge his friend. What follows is a rampage of grief and violence that culminates in the most heartbreaking scene in all of epic poetry: an old king, kissing the hands of the man who murdered his son, begging for the return of a body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Homer at his most savage and tender: a poem about pride, grief, and the terrible beauty of mortality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e endures because it knows that war is hell—and also that warriors are human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe oldest surviving work of Western literature, composed nearly three thousand years ago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores rage, honor, grief, and the human cost of pride—as relevant today as on the plains of Troy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe foundation of all war literature, from Virgil to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaving Private Ryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that glory and grief are two sides of the same shield.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHomer (c. 8th century BCE) is the legendary poet of ancient Greece to whom the epic poems \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are attributed. Little is known about his life—seven different cities claimed to be his birthplace, and some scholars even question whether a single individual composed both works. Tradition describes him as a blind bard from Ionia (modern-day Turkey) who sang his verses aloud, passing them down through an oral tradition that had existed for centuries. Whether myth or man, Homer stands as the foundational figure of Western literature, and his two epics have shaped storytelling, art, and thought for nearly three thousand years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54418354864500,"sku":"9612921003131","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54418354897268,"sku":"9612921003132","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54418354930036,"sku":"9612921003131","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54418354962804,"sku":"9612921003134","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-the-iliad-53566710120820.jpg?v=1779965684","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/the-iliad","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}