Among the books I have returned to again and again throughout my life, seeking solace, wisdom, joy or self-understanding, Homer’s “Iliad” ranks very high. As with all enduring works of art ...

The following is the entire article of Mr. THOMAS CARLYLE -- "The American Iliad in a Nutshell" -- as it appears in the August number of Macmillan's (London) Magazine: ILIAS (AMERICANA ...

Now, she continues to make what’s old new again with her translation of The Iliad, which she labored over for six years. Wilson’s spin on the battlefield saga centered on the Trojan conflict ...

Reporter Homer‘s The Iliad is currently on Usha Vance’s reading list. JD Vance’s wife has frequently been spotted clutching Emily Wilson’s 2023 translation of the classic text while on the ...

In the world of The Iliad, emotions such as rage can lead to full-scale wars. Love can launch ships. It is an upside-down reality for my daughter because it lacks the niceties and ease that ...

open image in gallery Usha revealed she carries a copy of ‘The Iliad’ on the campaign trail because their seven-year-old son is ‘obsessed’ with Greek mythology (AP) She has also been ...

Greek mythology fans and history buffs can go back to where it all started with Emily Wilson’s brand-new translation of Homer’s ’The Iliad,’ the original story of Achilles and the Trojan War.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — In “An Iliad,” which received both an Obie and Lucille Lortel Award for its 2012 off-Broadway production, playwrights Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare offer a compressed ...

A new translation of the Iliad of Homer is cause for a general celebration, especially when the translator is Emily Wilson of the University of Pennsylvania. Having turned her hand to translations ...