Homeric Epic - Iliad (Full Translation with Illustrations)

Author: Homer (Ancient Greece)
Publisher:
Publishing Date: Not available
Features: Homer's epics (including The Iliad and The Odyssey) are a glorious representation of Ancient Greek literature. They are rich in content and can be considered an "encyclopedia" of the "childhood society" of humanity. The Iliad is a monumental work depicting ancient warfare, narrating the war between the Ancient Greeks and the Trojans, and celebrating the heroes who fought against foreign tribes. Homer's epics are the of European narrative poetry and are regarded as the greatest ancient epic. They hold an irreplaceable position in the history of world literature. Marx called them "eternal charm" and a "norm and an unattainable model." Homer's epics have had a profound influence on later literature. Famous world writers such as Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Tolstoy highly admired Homer's epics and drew rich literary nourishment from them. Homer, along with Dante, Shakespeare, and Goethe, is known as the "Four Great Poets of the World" in Western literary circles. Homer was also hailed by Dante in The Divine Comedy as the "King of Poets."