A groundbreaking 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.
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..
Thousands of readers turn to the
Iliad every year.
Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses.
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.
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.
A groundbreaking 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
