Iliad
- Author Homer, Homer Homer
- Narrator Anthony Heald
- Publisher Craig Black
- Publish Date 30 September 2008
- Run Time 13 hours and 35 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic fiction.
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What to expect
Homer’s Iliad can justly be called the world’s greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story. Driven by fierce passions and loyalties, men and gods battle to a devastating conclusion.
“Homer is full of merriment, full of open fun and delicate comedy, even farce—as when Ares, wounded, bursts up to Olympus like a bomb. And the divine family! What a delightful natural party: human beings raised a degree or two, but all the same, funnier than that. They are the comic background for the tragedy below—for the story of Achilles is a tragedy—the fiery conflict of a man divided against himself, who in a few short days drops to the lowest hell of savagery, then rises to self-mastery and inward peace.”—W.H.D. Rouse
Critics Review
u201cWithout theu00a0Iliadu00a0the West would be a vastly poorer place; Homeru2019s achievement speaks to every successive generation with its unflinching understanding of the essential tragic nature of life.u201d
“Iliad is a powerful statement of what it means to be human in the middle of vast and senseless bloodshed.”
u201cTheu00a0Iliadu00a0is one of the two great epics of Homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say theu00a0Iliadu00a0is a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters.u201d
“The classic epics were the original audiobooks, and the power of the Iliad, undiminished over the centuries, comes over best in a spoken reading. Anthony Heald brings vigor and freshness to this rendition, and the pacing and clarity of his articulation are excellent, both in conveying the poetic quality of the lines and in maintaining the narrative flow of the storytelling. His narrative line is simple, direct, and tense, and this fine production makes clear why the Iliad stands up beside any narrative of war and men in arms, ancient or modern. Invigorating in both content and meter, this is an excellent title for extended activity—walking, driving, doing yard work.”
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