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 ...