The Iliad

Homer s monumental epic set at the end of the Trojan War explores love, heroism, and the intricate relationship between gods and mortals now in a beautiful clothbound hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization the cornerstone of Western culture and an epic poem without rival in world literature. The story centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus ...