Homer

Summary: The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1998

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 883.01 HOM

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Legend Homer

Summary: Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN CLI