The Iliad

'In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes--godlike, yet utterly huma... (more)

'In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes--godlike, yet utterly human--of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own humanity. Time after time, one pauses and re-reads before continuing. Fagles' voice is always that of a poet and scholar of our own age as he conveys the power of Homer. Robert Fagles and Bernard Knox are to be congratulated and praised on this admirable work. (less)

This magnificent new translation sets the highest standards for beauty, accuracy, and aliveness. Thanks to his scholarsh... (more)

This magnificent new translation sets the highest standards for beauty, accuracy, and aliveness. Thanks to his scholarship and poetic power, which recreates the energy, simplicity, speed, grace, and continual thrust and pull of the original, "The Iliad"'s ancient story bursts vividly into new life and will reach an even larger audience of readers. (less)

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"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Il... (more)

"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--Front jacket flap. (less)

More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle that rewrote history and came to be kn... (more)

More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle that rewrote history and came to be known as the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this nine-year ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this stunning graphic novel adaptation {u2014} a thoroughly researched and artfully rendered masterwork {u2014} renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations take readers directly to the plains of Troy, into the battle itself, and lay bare the complex emotions of the men, women, and gods whose struggles fueled the war and determined its outcome. This companion volume to Hinds{u2019}s award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey features notes, maps, a cast of characters, and other tools to help readers understand all the action and drama of Homer's epic. (less)

"Composed around 730 B.C., Homer's Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war bet... (more)

"Composed around 730 B.C., Homer's Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding, blighting facts of war. Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander's new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source--a translation epic in scale and yet devastating in its precision and power."-- (less)

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"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Il... (more)

"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--Front jacket flap. (less)

An epic poem about Achilles vengeance against Agamemnon and the city of Troy at the end of the Trojan War. (more)

An epic poem about Achilles vengeance against Agamemnon and the city of Troy at the end of the Trojan War. (less)