{"product_id":"simone-weils-the-iliad-or-james-p-holoka-9780820463612","title":"Simone Weil's The Iliad or the Poem of Force: A Critical Edition","description":"Simone Weil, a brilliant young teacher, philosopher, and social activist, wrote the essay, \u003ci\u003eThe 'Iliad' or the Poem of Force\u003c\/i\u003e at France at the beginning of World War II. Her profound meditation on the nature of violence provides a remarkably vivid and accessible testament of the Greek epic's continuing relevance to our lives. This celebrated work appears here for the first time in a bilingual version, based on the text of the authoritative edition of the author's complete writings. An introduction discusses the significance of the essay both in the evolution of Weil's thought and as a distinctively iconoclastic contribution to Homeric studies. The commentary draws on recent interpretations of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and examines the parallels between Weil's vision of Homer's warriors and the experiences of modern soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James P. Holoka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820463612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820463612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"James P. Holoka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947344527615,"sku":"9780820463612","price":29.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_00943dbf-3ce8-4be1-be89-dc8f43dce0f7.jpg?v=1681518167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simone-weils-the-iliad-or-james-p-holoka-9780820463612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}