Homer's Iliad

By William Lucas Collins and Homer

Book Overview

Homer's Iliad is an epic poem that tells the story of the Trojan War, which lasted for ten years. The poem begins with a dispute between Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Greeks, and Agamemnon,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1017443068
• ISBN13: 9781017443066
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The ground is dark with blood.

With many books, translations are negligible, with two obvious exceptions: one is the Bible, and surprisingly, the other is The Iliad. Each translation can give a different insight and feel to the story. Everyone will have a favorite. I have several. There are partial translations that are worth reading, but as with any abridgment or incomplete Iliad, you will never know what is missing. Our story takes place in the ninth year of the ongoing war. We get some introduction to the first nine years, but they are just a background to this tale of pride, sorrow, and revenge. The story will also end abruptly before the end of the war. We have a wide conflict between the Trojans and Achaeans over a matter of pride; the gods get to take sides and many times direct spears and shields. Although the more focused conflict is the power struggle between two different types of power. That of Achilles, son of Peleus and the greatest individual warrior, and that of Agamemnon, lord of men, whose power comes from his position. We are treated to a blow-by-blow inside story as to what each is thinking and an unvarnished description of the perils of war and the search for Arête (to be more like Aries, God of War). Next, before reading the Odyssey, you will want to bridge the gap with “The War at Troy: What Homer Didn't Tell” by Quintus of Smyrna.