# The Iliad, or, The poem of force, Vol. 1

By **Simone Weil**

- ISBN-13: 9780932499394
- Publisher: Pendle Hill Publications
- Pages: 33
- Published: 1 Jan 1991
- Language: en

## About this book

AS NEW hardcover, in protective plastic, clean text, solid binding, NO remainders NOT ex-library slight shelfwear / storage-wear; WE SHIP FAST. Simon Weil argues that the true hero in the Iliad is force. Force enslaves: one is swept away and blinded by the force one thinks one can handle. Force is today as yesterday at the center of human history. Her short essay is rich in poetic insights. Repays reading over and over. Translated by Mary McCarthy. Emeryville: Lapis Press, 1991. First hardcover edition (previously published only in pamphlet form in 1957). 4to. One of 350 copies (the entire edition). With text printed in two colors. Carefully packed and quickly sent. 201601809 We recommend selecting Priority Mail wherever available. (No shipping to Mexico, Brazil or Italy.)

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