false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1199839957m/1372.jpg 6037059 268 This groundbreaking English version translated by Robert Fagles is the most important recent translation of Homer's great epic poem. The verse translation has been hailed by scholars as the new standard, providing an <i>Iliad</i> that delights modern sensibility and aesthetic without sacrificing the grandeur and particular genius of Homer's own style and language. The <i>Iliad</i> is one of the two great epics of Homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say the <i>Iliad</i> is a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters: Achilles, Helen, Hector, and other heroes of Greek myth and history in the tenth and final year of the Greek siege of Troy. Introduction and notes by Bernard Knox. 3293141 book -750 The Iliad total:20476|5:5799|4:6621|3:5831|2:1741|1:486| 20476 76930 26471 978 915801 0226469379 9780226469379 29 5 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179430366m/915801.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/915801.The_Iliad 5 16 false Sun Dec 23 09:25:08 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 03 04:49:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1371 0140275363 9780140275360 15926 633 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992684m/1371.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad 5 10 false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 06:35:22 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 18:13:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1371 0140275363 9780140275360 15926 633 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992684m/1371.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad 5 7 false Sat Mar 07 15:34:31 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 15:35:14 -0800 2009
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Oh My God, I absolutely HATED the Iliad. If you want to read a bunch of reviews by people who loved this book, go to Amazon and read the reviews there. The fans of this book will say that this is the ultimate book of war and this is the be...more...]]> 1373 0872203522 9780872203525 206 25 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208290m/1373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1373.The_Iliad 5 4 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 19:08:45 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 01 23:27:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1372 0226469409 9780226469409 1269 90 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1199839957m/1372.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1372.The_Iliad_of_Homer 5 3 false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1968 Sun Aug 05 23:43:57 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 00:04:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 847086 0385059418 9780385059411 146 12 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178857798m/847086.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/847086.The_Iliad 4 2 false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jul 05 10:59:05 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 11:00:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1371 0140275363 9780140275360 15926 633 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992684m/1371.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad 4 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 12:56:45 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 10:32:40 -0800 2009
Also, any study of war texts should include this or at least keep it in mind. It's just a hop, skip and jump from here to Mallory, Chretien de Troyes and all thos...more...]]> 835463 0453007740 9780453007740 16 2 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178768699m/835463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/835463.The_Iliad 4 2 false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 09:59:10 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 20:19:03 -0700 2009 The Iliad. First as an undergrad in various Western Civ and Greek history classes, then as a TA in grad school (for the same classes just from the other side of the podium). I even got to translate fragments in my Greek-language classes. But I never had a des...more...]]> 22221 0471377589 9780471377580 262 8 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183046090m/22221.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22221.The_Illiad 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Jul 25 07:39:10 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 18:41:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1133833 0679410759 9780679410751 29 5 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181258283m/1133833.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1133833.The_Iliad 5 1 false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 17:35:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 17:47:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1372 0226469409 9780226469409 1269 90 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1199839957m/1372.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1372.The_Iliad_of_Homer 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Sun Dec 21 10:17:39 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 10:21:32 -0800 2008 5 more...]]> 1371 0140275363 9780140275360 15926 633 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992684m/1371.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad 5 1 false Fri Sep 12 03:30:42 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 03:47:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1373 0872203522 9780872203525 206 25 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208290m/1373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1373.The_Iliad 4 1 false Fri Sep 28 11:56:46 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 11:56:46 -0700 2007 appreciation, either. It's just flat-out a fun read. I don't know jack about translating Ancient Greek, bu...more...]]> 1371 0140275363 9780140275360 15926 633 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992684m/1371.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad 0 1 false Thu May 28 14:55:07 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 17:39:21 -0700 2009 1371 0140275363 9780140275360 15926 633 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992684m/1371.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad 2 0 false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 06:58:21 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 07:09:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1372 0226469409 9780226469409 1269 90 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1199839957m/1372.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1372.The_Iliad_of_Homer 3 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed May 02 15:10:13 -0700 2007 Wed May 02 15:10:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1372 0226469409 9780226469409 1269 90 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1199839957m/1372.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1372.The_Iliad_of_Homer 5 0 false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Dec 06 19:55:03 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 20:42:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 117929 0140445927 9780140445923 282 23 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171745071m/117929.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117929.The_Iliad 5 0 false Fri Oct 16 04:40:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 04:41:42 -0700 2009
The poem’s subject matter is the war between the Greeks and Trojans, set off by the elopeme...more...]]> 1371 0140275363 9780140275360 15926 633 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992684m/1371.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1371.The_Iliad 3 0 false Wed Sep 09 10:01:39 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 11:34:56 -0700 2009 I had never read this epic poem, so I pulled up my sleeves and dove in.

The book was good, but like a history book. It was neat to learn about Homer's take on the war, the kings, those events linked to the gods. But, just about everyone came off as a jerk. Paris was a jerk for st...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1372