The War That Killed Achilles, (Paperback)

from cbobbitt

Using the translation by Richard Lattimore, Alexander takes readers chronologically through the 24 books of Homer's Iliad. Her thesis is that the epic criticizes war rather than praises its virtues. Extensive notes and a strong bibliography divided into annotated sections elevate the value of thi...

from setnahkt

Mostly straightforward literary discussion of The Iliad, and quite interesting, with speculation on potential authors based on textual analysis (i.e., Homer vs. somebody else); speculation on the dates and times of various sections and added or omitted material (for example, that there should be ...

from Knicke

Having only vaguely encountered The Iliad before, I enjoyed listening to this book very much. A good mix of bits of archeology, lots of textual analysis, and a smattering of commentary on current events. Probably there are many better scholarly works on the subject, but this was good enough for t...

from JWarren42

A really wonderful resource that combines all the archeological work on Troy with the in-depth close reading work on the Iliad to date. I wish I'd had this book about 10 years ago, but was still quite happy to have now.

from gayla.bassham

Really 3 1/2 stars. I started out really liking this book, then got bored with it as the second half became repetitive. The first half, though, is full of interesting insights and anecdotes and factoids, so still well worth reading.