The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander

The Iliad - A Timeless Epic of War and Humanity Experience Homer's masterpiece like never before with Caroline Alexander's virtuoso translation.

This new edition preserves the ancient Greek line numbers, delivering a performance-oriented style that reads like an intimate peek into the everyday rhythms and rituals of Bronze Age Greece. With its swift and lean cadence, this translation evokes the destruction of war throughout the ages, from the explosive confrontation between Achilles and Agamemnon to the tragic conclusion.

The Iliad explores the abiding facts of war, immortalizing the fates of soldiers and civilians alike in poignant detail. Caroline Alexander's translation is a grandmasterpiece of restoration, unembellished and faithful to the original Greek.

It promises to be an ageless classic, one that will leave readers with a profound understanding of the human cost of war and the enduring power of Homer's timeless epic.