num_pages: 469
description: The Greeks considered The Iliad their greatest literary achievement, and no epic poem in any language has ever rivaled it. Out of a single episode in the Tale of Troy, Achilles' withdrawal from the fighting and his return to kill the Trojan hero Hector, Homer created a timeless, dramatic tragedy. His characters are heroic but their passions and problems are human and universal, and he presents them with compassion, understanding, and humor against the harsh background of war.E.V. Rieu's prose translation has the same direct simplicity and subtle elegance which distinguishes his Odyssey; it moves swiftly and confidently through the greater complexity of The Iliad and never fall short of the nobility of Homer's theme.
language: English
title: The Iliad
titlecomplete: The Iliad
characters: Odysseus, Ajax Oileus, Priam, Ajax, Helen of Troy, Hecuba, Patroclus, Sarpedon (King of Lycia), Akhilleus, Agamemnon, Paris, Andromache, Diomedes, Nestor, Briseis, Achilles, Menelaus, Hector of Troy, Cassandra, Aeneas
genres: Fiction, Greek Mythology, War, Historical Fiction, Poetry, School, Literature, Classics, Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 435074
places: Troy
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Penguin Books