His “Iliad” is, accordingly, first and foremost an adventure tale, with some of the original’s repetition left out and some explanatory material added. All of this makes for a story that reads easily ...

In a critically acclaimed new translation of The Iliad, CU Boulder classics Professor Laurialan Reitzammer sees the enduring relevance of Homer So, it’s no little feat that The Iliad and The ...

Classical scholars have documented about 80 English-language translations of Homer’s “The Iliad.” George Chapman, a Renaissance poet and contemporary of Shakespeare, is credited with the first, in the ...

Though Homer’s “The Iliad” has become nearly synonymous with elite scholars, bards performed it in public and private, cementing its presence in ancient Greek culture. Passing through oral tradition ...

Modern-day readers may believe that they’ll need body armor to meet the barrage of challenges awaiting them in “The Iliad.” Exploring Homer’s 3,000-year-old, nearly 16,000-line epic poem, which ...

"Rage – Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles." With this call to the epic muse The Iliad, and Western literature, begins. Composed around the mid-8th century BC by a reputedly blind bard ...

Ancient Greek poet Homer's words on friendship remain relevant. His quote, 'A friend with an understanding heart is worth no ...

Following her acclaimed translation of the Odyssey, Wilson has turned to Homer’s other, darker poem. She explains how she got stuck for six months – and why it speaks to today’s era of conflict ...

PW: Your debut novel, Song of Kali, was dark fantasy. Since then you've written in many different genres. There aren't that many writers who do this kind of genre jumping with such success. What's ...