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Synopsis
Matthew Arnold praised the Iliad for its 'nobility', as has everyone ever since - but ancient critics praised it for its enargeia, its 'bright unbearable reality' (the word used when gods come to earth not in disguise but as themselves).
Publisher information
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- ISBN: 9780571276295
- Number of pages: 96
- Dimensions: 238 x 148 x 25 mm
- Weight: 439g
