
The Iliad - Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)
Homer (author), Robert Fitzgerald (translator), G. S. Kirk (author of introduction)- In stock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199536795
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 358 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 31 mm
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