Release Your Brakes

"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the __Iliad__ in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation—the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's __Iliad__ is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century—while leaving the __poem__ as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verses—with their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greek—remain unchanged, but classicist Richard Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers. A new introduction sets the poem in the wider context of Greek life, warfare, society, and poetry, while line-by-line notes at the back of the volume offer explanations of unfamiliar terms, information about the Greek gods and heroes, and literary appreciation. A glossary and maps round out the book. The result is a volume that actively invites readers into Homer's poem, helping them to understand fully the worlds in which he and his heroes lived—and thus enabling them to marvel, as so many have for centuries, at Hektor and Ajax, Paris and Helen, and the devastating rage of Achilleus. Presents Homer's Classic Epic Of The Trojan War, Which Follows Proud Greek Soldier Achilles From His Angry Dispute With His King, Agamemnon, To His Battle With And Brutal Treatment Of Troy's Great Hero, Hector; And Includes A Glossary Of Names And An Introduction. The Iliad -- Book 1 75 -- Book 2 92 -- Book 3 117 -- Book 4 130 -- Book 5 146 -- Book 6 171 -- Book 7 186 -- Book 8 200 -- Book 9 216 -- Book 10 236 -- Book 11 253 -- Book 12 277 -- Book 13 291 -- Book 14 315 -- Book 15 330 -- Book 16 351 -- Book 17 375 -- Book 18 396 -- Book 19 414 -- Book 20 426 -- Book 21 440 -- Book 22 457 -- Book 23 472 -- Book 24 497. Translated By Richmond Lattimore ; Introduction And Notes By Richard Martin. Includes Bibliographical References.