The_Iliad_for_Boys_and_Girls
著/Alfred J. Church 播/Lizzie Driver
AlfredJ.Churchwrotemanybookslookingatclassicalliterature,butisespeciallywellknownforhisre-tellingofclassicbooksinastylesothatyoungerreadersmayfollowthestory.TheIliadforBoysandGirlsisaretellingofHomer’sIliad,centredaroundtheeventsofthesiegeofTroyduringthefinalyear.
伊利亚特_The_Iliad
著/荷马 播/佚名
TheIliad,togetherwiththeOdyssey,isoneoftwoancientGreekepicpoemstraditionallyattributedtoHomer.Thepoemiscommonlydatedtothe8thor7thcenturyBC,andmanyscholarsbelieveitistheoldestextantworkofliteratureintheGreeklanguage,makingitthefirstworkofEuropeanliterature.Theexistenceofasingleauthorforthepoemsisdisputedasthepoemsthemselvesshowevidenceofalongoraltraditionandhence,multipleauthors.ThepoemconcernseventsduringthetenthandfinalyearinthesiegeofthecityofIliun,orTroy,bytheGreeks.