This long-awaited new edition is designed to bring the book into the 21st century--while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verses--with their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greek--remain unchanged, but classicist Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers.
The Iliad: A Commentary Series
This epic series delves into the heart of the Trojan War, drawing inspiration from one of literature's foundational epics. It explores profound human emotions such as wrath, honor, and loss through dramatic battlefield encounters and personal conflicts. Featuring detailed commentary and poetic translations, these volumes offer fresh perspectives on timeless themes of heroism and divine intervention. It is a celebration of literature's enduring power and its cultural significance.
Recommended Reading Order
The Iliad: A Commentary
- 367 pages
- 13 hours of reading
This project is the first large-scale commentary on The Iliad for nearly 100 years.
The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 3, Books 9-12
- 402 pages
- 15 hours of reading
This volume completes the major six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. It opens with two introductory chapters: the first on Homeric diction, the second on the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective.