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title: "The Iliad Paperback – August 6, 2024"
brand: "homeremily wilson"
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# The Iliad Paperback – August 6, 2024

**Brand:** homeremily wilson
**Price:** € 26.29
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- **What is this?** The Iliad Paperback – August 6, 2024 by homeremily wilson
- **How much does it cost?** € 26.29 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great translation!
*by U***D on September 6, 2025*

I read The Iliad annually. It is easily my favorite book and is the one I always choose when people ask questions like, “If you were inexplicably marooned on an island and for some vague reason could only have one book, which one would it be?”I have most of the major translations into English and for a long time gravitated toward Lattimore because it is more poetic than other popular translations like Fagles.This translation does not disappoint. It is more clearly poetic than Lattimore with what are probably better translation choices. I particularly like her use of Iambic Pentameter here. It’s not the same in Greek, but for English readers, it’s great.She really captures the essence of things in new ways that challenged my earlier conceptions—but that could also be a payoff for reading it again, as the Iliad continually rewards me whenever I reread it. The combat is as brutal and heart-wrenching as ever, and this translation lays bare the emotional stakes on both the war front and the domestic front.If you are new to The Iliad, the introduction provides a really good background and discusses the goals of this translation as well as the reasons for stylistic choices. If you’re not new to the Iliad this translation is a rewarding read and provides a fresh perspective.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful & highly readable translation !!!  Plus a great Audible reading by Audra McDonald !!!
*by B***Y on July 21, 2025*

A great read for this first-timer dipping into Homer. Emily Wilson's iambic pentameter moves like "ichor, the liquid that flows through the blessed gods." And I loved switching back and forth between reading the text myself and listening to the marvelous reading by Audra McDonald on the Audible recording. I highly recommend both the book and the audiobook, which I found captivating from beginning to end, unlike other translations which I had attempted to read previously.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic translation
*by R***Z on September 14, 2025*

Fantastic translation.Get the audiobook, as well. Excellent narrator.

## Frequently Bought Together

- The Iliad
- The Odyssey
- The Aeneid: A New Translation

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