Did you enjoy the Iliad?

Question

I read it a little while ago and I wanted to know other opinions on it.

Answer 1

I did. Classic, and interesting to see original patterns (though translated, of course)

Answer 2

Illiad is the only classics book that I didn't manage to finish. I'm trying, though, each year I restart reading it and still can't get further than 20 pages. I believe it is a great masterpiece, but I guess it is not for me.

Answer 3

read it when i was at school for my literature *A* level bought that & the odyssey & iv read them loads of times. im not over keen on other books they call classics but love both of these

Answer 4

i read the stanley lombardo edition. it is award winning for being VERY true to the original text. i liked it but at some points it was a bit.... violent. it was kind of like a greek soap opera in a book. i personally liked it, but un-expirienced readers in my class did not.

Answer 5

I heard about it and wanted a copy when I was quite young. I finally found one when I was age 9, and I read it and reread it several times.