Ranked #2 in Ancient Greece, Ranked #2 in Classical — see more rankings.
Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim... more
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of The Iliad from the world's leading experts.
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Ted Turner Founder/CNNWhen I got to college, I was a classics major, and that was mainly the study of Greek - and to a lesser extent Roman - history and culture, and that fascinated me: the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid by Virgil. (Source)
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John Gittings Homer, like Shakespeare, encompassed all humanity in his work, and in The Iliad he encompasses peace as well as war. (Source)
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Kate McLoughlin A lot of people who had public school educations, classical educations, might have gone into the First World War thinking that they were fighting Homer’s war. (Source)
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Charlotte Higgins I think The Iliad has much to say to politicians now – it’s completely clear-eyed about collateral damage, about problems of post-conflict and about the ghastly things that happen to women and children in war. (Source)
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Daniel Mendelsohn There are always new translations of The Iliad coming out, but this one has a very specific approach, both in terms of its philosophy of translation and its approach to the text. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Iliad is ranked in the following categories:
- #81 in 14-Year-Old
- #85 in 9th Grade
- #78 in AA
- #79 in Academia
- #3 in Ancient
- #8 in Ancient History
- #5 in Antiques
- #92 in Bucket List
- #25 in Children's Boat
- #70 in Class
- #58 in Classic
- #75 in Dramatic
- #3 in Epic
- #87 in Folio Society
- #65 in Folklore
- #37 in Free e-Book
- #92 in Gilmore Girls
- #2 in Greek
- #17 in Greek Mythology
- #43 in Heroes
- #74 in High School Reading
- #93 in Iceland
- #98 in Latin
- #60 in Leather Bound
- #34 in Legend
- #46 in Literature
- #75 in Long
- #16 in Mythology
- #87 in Old
- #31 in Penguin Classics
- #43 in Philosophy History
- #9 in Poetry
- #23 in Public Domain
- #36 in Rhetoric
- #62 in Sales
- #34 in Translated
- #55 in Turkey
- #52 in University
- #40 in War
- #58 in War Fiction
- #41 in Wars