Homer and His Iliad (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781541600447)

A "compelling and impressive" (Sunday Times) reassessment of the Iliad, uncovering how the poem was written and why it remains enduringly powerful

The Iliad is the world's greatest epic poem--heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure?

Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date, and a method for its composition--subjects of ongoing controversy--combining the detailed expertise of a historian with a poetic reader's sensitivity. Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses.

Thousands of readers turn to the Iliad every year. Drawing on fifty years of reading and research, Lane Fox offers us a breathtaking tour of this magnificent text, revealing why the poem has endured for ages.

Author: Robin Lane Fox
ISBN-10: 1541600444
ISBN-13: 9781541600447
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.10w x 1.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2023
Booklist 10/01/2023 pg. 15
Publishers Weekly 10/30/2023
Shelf Awareness 11/03/2023