The Iliad

Transl. by Robert Fagles.. Introd. and notes by Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox.

Introduction - Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox. Spelling and pronunciation of Homeric names. Maps. Homer - The Iliad. 1 The rage of Achilles. 2 The great gathering of armies. 3 Helen reviews the champions. 4 The truce erupts in war. 5 Diomedes fights the gods. 6 Hector returns to Troy. 7 Ajax duels with Hector. 8 The tide of battle turns. 9 The embassy to Achilles. 10 Marauding through the night. 11 Agamemnon's day of glory. 12 The Trojans storm the rampart. 13 Battling for the ships. 14 Hera outflanks Zeus. 15 The Achaean armies at bay. 16 Patroclus fights and dies. 17 Menelaus' finest hour. 18 The shield of Achilles. 19 The champion arms for battle. 20 Olympian gods in arms. 21 Achilles fights the river. 22 The death of Hector. 23 Funeral games for Patroclus. 24 Achilles and Priam. Notes

'This is a great achievement. All the grandeur and dignity of the great epic is conveyed with a new vitality, with a modern and colloquial directness that contrives nevertheless not to violate the ancient formulas and archaic magic. Robert Fagles has made these pages sing with ancient and modern power, and with a clean, clear language, has brought Homer back to life.'

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