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When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural... Read Full Overview

The great war epic of Western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles, and featured in the Netflix series The OA

A Penguin Classic

When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural... Read Full Overview

Homer's monumental epic set at the end of the Trojan War explores love, heroism, and the intricate relationship between gods and mortals--now in a beautiful clothbound hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation--the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new... Read Full Overview

The great war epic of Western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles

Deemed as Homer's timeless masterpiece, The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem that tells the story of the Trojan War and the heroism of warriors on both sides. With a stunning cover design and insightful commentary, this edition is perfect for fans of classic literature... Read Full Overview

One of the New Yorker's Favorite Books from 2011--from the renowned translator of Rilke, Tao Te Ching, and Gilgamesh, a vivid new translation of Western civilization's foundational epic: the Iliad.One of The New Yorker's Favorite Books of 2 011 Tolstoy called the Iliad a miracle;... Read Full Overview

Anger be now your song, immortal one,
Akhilleus' anger, doomed and ruinous,
that caused the Akhaians loss on bitter loss
and crowded brave souls into the undergloom,
leaving so many dead men-carrion
for dogs and birds; and the will of Zeus was done.
-Lines... Read Full Overview

A spellbinding and enchanting translation of Homer's epic, told in colloquial prose. The Iliad is a story of war, of death, of violence and of the complexities of human nature. This excellent translation from Ancient-Greece expert W.H.D. Rouse is as lively, harrowing, suspenseful... Read Full Overview

One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures... Read Full Overview

Homer is the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The Iliad is set during the Trojan War It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last... Read Full Overview

The Iliad, sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of... Read Full Overview