The line-by-line translation is invaluable for anyone wishing to coordinate the text with the secondary literature.

The translation, introduction, notes, and maps are fully informed by up-to-date Homeric scholarship.

the geography of Greece) and the Catalogue of the Trojans (i.e.

An annotated bibliography offers a succinct guide to further scholarship in English a full index of names enables the reader to trace particular characters through the text two maps elucidate the Catalogue of Ships (i.e. But the only way for Odysseus to get the kleos of the Odyssey is to get over it, that is, to get over the fact that he cannot be the primary hero of the story about Troy, since Achilles will always be the primary hero of the kleos or poetic ‘glory’ of such a story, which is the story of the Iliad.

Extensive notes offer book-by-book summaries and elucidate difficult words and passages, mythological allusions, references to ancient practices and artefacts, and geographical names.

Barbara Graziosi, an authority on Homeric poetry, offers a full introduction that guides the reader in understanding the composition of the poem, its literary qualities, and the many different contexts in which it was performed and read.

Anthony Verity's rendering transmits the directness, power, and dignity of Homer's poetry in an elegant and accurate translation that respects the original line numbers.

A major new translation of Homer's great epic poem, that out of an episode from the Trojan war encapsulates the great tragedy of war, and the meaning of life and death.Its epic sweep has gripped generations of readers, and this new translation is elegant and accurate, respecting the original line numbers, and accompanied by authoritative editorial matter. The Iliad tells the story of Greek warrior Achilles' great anger and the tragic death of Hector during the Trojan War, encapsulating the brutality of war.

Story of the iliad and odyssey