The Iliad of Homer

The Illiad is not an easy read due to the number of characters and their relationships with others. It's a mental exercise until you get the hang of it. The thing is that you don't have to know every little thing that's going on between these characters to enjoy the story. But if you do want to know, the author has written a really nice appendix to get to the details.It's also really helpful to have Google to look up some of the details in which would be out of the scope of the book to provide. Definitely an educational and fun read and research challenge.Many things that I did not know about the Greek gods and their interactions with mortals on virtually every level. And I mean 'every'. Seems that the gods needed the mortals more than the other way around.

Just here to confirm all the good reviews of Lattimore's translation. Yes, the syntax is very occasionlt a mangled but a few books in the reader gets used to this. One tip for those new to the Iliad is to check Lattimore's spelling of familiar names notably Achillies and Ajax to avoid having to look them up. Apart from that just dive in. The names index and the notes are both excellent .

Gave as a gift and he loves it so much!

Indeed a great translation of the Iliad, that provides the clear text structure of the original.I don't recommend to buy it for the sake of prephrase. The only map in it is taken from other books (like the oxrord history of the classical world) and can be found elsewhere. The explanations themselves do not clear out the meaning of the poem before you read it. After the reading they are meaningless. If you need a reference, use encyclopedias or other research texts. (Google will also work)

Tal cual se ve en la fotos. Muy buena edición y la mejor traducción al inglés que he encontrado. Lo recomiendo.