Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. They are composed in a literary type of Greek, Ionic in basis with Aeolic admixtures. Ranked among the great works of Western literature, these two poems together constitute the prototype for all subsequent Western epic poetry. Modern scholars are generally agreed that there was a poet named Homer who lived before 700 B.C., probably in Asia Minor.
Stephen Mitchell is widely known for his ability to make old classics thrillingly new. His many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, the Iliad, Gilgamesh, The Gospel According to Jesus, The Book of Job, Bhagavad Gita, and The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. His website is StephenMitchellBooks.com.
"Mitchell's Iliad is slimmer and leaner than anything we have seen
before.... His strong five-beat rhythm is arguably the best yet in
English." --The New Yorker
"A daring new version of the epic poem." --The Wall Street
Journal
"The verse is well-forged and clean-limbed, and achieves a powerful
simplicity. Mitchell has re-energised the Iliad for a new
generation." --The Sunday Telegraph (London)
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