Homer and His Iliad; By Robin Lane Fox; Basic Books; 464 pp., $32.50. Lane Fox spends the first half of the book making the case that Homer was indeed a real person (a few critics have questioned this ...
For the second in our Stories that shaped the world series, Caroline Alexander explores how Homer’s Iliad helped redefine the way we worship – and what the epic poem of ancient Greece can still tell ...
Bruce Heiden, Common People and Leaders in "Iliad" Book 2: The Invocation of the Muses and the Catalogue of Ships, Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-2014), Vol. 138, No. 1 ...
Most people figure that when Homer finished writing The Iliad, publishing houses were breaking down his door to get first crack at it. Nothing could be further from the truth. When Homer put the ...
La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of as the first work of European literature, and many would say, the greatest. It tells part ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. "Rage – Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles." With this call to the epic muse The Iliad, and Western literature, begins.
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