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109 pp.
| Seven/Triangle |
April, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-60980-742-9$16.95 New ed. (1962, Doubleday)
(3)
YA
Graves's prose recounting of the Trojan War and the fall of this ancient city is back in print in a handsome volume with a new introduction by Dan-el Padilla Peralta. With research into Homer and "various other Greek and Latin authors," Graves's narrative is nevertheless free-flowing and not burdened by the often-ponderous language of strict translations of ancient accounts.