Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad (Adaptation)
Illustrator:
Alan Lee
Rosemary Sutcliff
Publication:
1993 by Frances Lincoln Limited
Genre:
Classic Literature, Fiction, Mythology, Poetry
Pages:
128
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Here is Homer's epic poem The Iliad, brought to life by Rosemary Sutcliff with all the skill of a master storyteller. With dramatic haunting illustrations by Oscar winner Alan Lee (Art Direction, The Lord of the Rings), this spellbinding introduciton to the Greek classic was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
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Rosemary Sutcliff
1920 - 1992British
Rosemary Sutcliff's father was a naval officer and she and her mother followed him round the world until he retired when she was ten. Of her early l... See more
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Black Ships before Troy: the story of the Iliad
Among the late author's finest books are renditions of the Arthurian legend; to this re-creation of the classic epic, she brought the same compelling vision and sensitivity to language, history, and heroics.
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