Anthony Verity, Classics for All (https://classicsforall.org.uk) ‘… Schein has produced a reliable companion for reading the first Book of the Iliad, which in the future will not be missing from any ...

Book 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. It describes the reaction of the hero Achilles to the death of his closest friend, and his decision to re-enter ...

(Even Homer’s “The Iliad” – an “Odyssey” prequel, if you will – got the Brad Pitt treatment with 2004’s “Troy.”) "The Odyssey ...

Goodkin, who holds a B.A. in Classics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, gave an informal presentation to “Tales of ...

(Even Homer’s “The Iliad” – an “Odyssey” prequel, if you will – got the Brad Pitt treatment with 2004’s “Troy.”) "The Odyssey" is "the template for movies,” says Jeff Bock ...

I will stop trying to convince friends who plan to vote in November for a shameless authoritarian now that I’ve read McNulty’s excellent commentary on Homer’s “The Iliad,” along with ...

Across the 24 books of Homer’s Iliad, the epic account of Achilles’ wrath at the siege of Troy, there are 240 battlefield ...

With major wars raging in Europe and the Middle East and with the U.S. Veterans Day upon us, perhaps it is time to re-engage with the magnum opus of war poetry, Homer's "The Iliad." A new ...

The epic clash between Achilles and Memnon, king of the Ethiopians, was a battle of titans that would determine the fate of ...

and intensely compelling take on Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old, 15,693-line epic poem titled “The Iliad.” The poem depicts significant events that took place during the Trojan War ...

Homer‘s The Iliad is currently on Usha Vance’s reading list. JD Vance’s wife has frequently been spotted clutching Emily Wilson’s 2023 translation of the classic text while on the Republican campaign ...

The events of the Trojan War are written about in a number of works of Ancient Greek literature, including Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, which is at least 2,500 years old. The cause of war is ...