The Iliad

Gareth Hinds, Gareth Hinds

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Candlewick Press
01 April 2019

Children's & Educational; Comic strip fiction & graphic novels (Children's&YA)

In a companion volume to his award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey, the incomparable graphic novelist Gareth Hinds masterfully adapts Homer’s classic wartime epic.

More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle that rewrote history and came to be known as the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this nine-year ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature.

In this stunning graphic novel adaptation - a thoroughly researched and artfully rendered masterwork - renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations take readers directly to the plains of Troy, into the battle itself, and lay bare the complex emotions of the men, women, and gods whose struggles fueled the war and determined its outcome.

This companion volume to Hinds’s award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey features notes, maps, a cast of characters, and other tools to help readers understand all the action and drama of Homer's epic.

By: Gareth Hinds
Illustrated by: Gareth Hinds
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 273mm, Width: 179mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.015kg
ISBN: 9780763681135
ISBN 10: 076368113X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 April 2019
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gareth Hinds is the acclaimed creator of the graphic novels The Odyssey, Poe, Beowulf, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, and King Lear. He lives near Washington, D.C.

Reviews for The Iliad

Sing to me, O Muse, of the rage of Achilles : a rousing graphic rendition of Homer's great epic...An expertly crafted rendition and a welcome invitation to younger readers to immerse themselves in the ancient past. --Kirkus Reviews