{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-iliad-allison-ellis-9798991846370","title":"The Story of the Iliad and the Batrachomyomachia (Annotated)","description":"\u003cb\u003eCLASSICAL STUDIES EDITION: \u003c\/b\u003eOffering a unique reading into the Homeric Tradition-for the newcomer and those returning to Homer-with a beloved 19th century retelling of the \u003ci\u003eIliad, \u003c\/i\u003e along with three translations of the \u003ci\u003eBatrachomyomachia (The Battle of the Frogs and Mice)\u003c\/i\u003e, a satire of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e beloved for centuries and essentially forgotten today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Tracy Lee Simmons: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...while this is not a replacement for the full poem, it's a fine and thoroughgoing preparation for it. It tells the tale. It introduces the dramatis personae. It reveals the plot. Anybody of any age who reads these pages will have no trouble when meeting the poem itself in all its splendor. After reading this book, one is well-armored for the rigors and scattered ambiguities of any translation and-\u003ci\u003edeo volente\u003c\/i\u003e-for tackling the original in Homeric Greek someday.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMTM Classical Studies Edition Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnotations throughout, including notes on the discovery of the site of Ancient Troy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading Guide by Allison Ellis, founder Mount Titano Media, for individuals and parents\/teachers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Tracy Lee Simmons, M.A., Classics, Oxford University, author of \u003ci\u003eClimbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree translations of the \u003ci\u003eBatrachomyomachia\u003c\/i\u003e by: Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914); William Cowper (1791); and George Chapman (1624)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect illustrations and images from antiquarian editions of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBatrachomyomachia;\u003c\/i\u003e of related ancient artifacts; and of art inspired by the works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLightly edited throughout without compromising plot, character development, or meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMTM Classical Studies Editions offer unique compilations of supplemental material that help readers understand the work's place within \"The Great Conversation\"-or, the great works of Western Civilization-which leads back to the roots of our Judeo-Christian\/Greco-Roman heritage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison Ellis,Alfred J. Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991846370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mount Titano Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Allison Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743066468607,"sku":"9798991846370","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-iliad-allison-ellis-9798991846370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}