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adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Excellent and imspiring, but the lesser when compared to the Aeneid. It's hard for me to praise parts of this epic poem, without finding myself comparing it to the Aeneid.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read and studied for Classical Civilisation A-level.
Truly a wonderful story. It was a privilege to be taught this piece of literature. It has only furthered my comprehension of novels throughout my life after reading it. Book 16 tore my heart out and I still haven't recovered (I was 17 when I read this).
The narrative was astoundingly addictive and moved at a rapid pace. It's very difficult to say something original about arguably the first piece of western literature but from its first few lines of action in media res to the last whisper of conversation about Hector's body, the epic encapsulates everything that became so significant about western epic literature.
All in all, a joy of an epic to explore.
Such were the funeral rights of horse taming Hector...
Truly a wonderful story. It was a privilege to be taught this piece of literature. It has only furthered my comprehension of novels throughout my life after reading it. Book 16 tore my heart out and I still haven't recovered (I was 17 when I read this).
The narrative was astoundingly addictive and moved at a rapid pace. It's very difficult to say something original about arguably the first piece of western literature but from its first few lines of action in media res to the last whisper of conversation about Hector's body, the epic encapsulates everything that became so significant about western epic literature.
All in all, a joy of an epic to explore.
Such were the funeral rights of horse taming Hector...
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
stop shoving god-given spears in guts, can find some exquisite prose if you squint
challenging
inspiring
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Iliad was much more readable than I had imagined, however, the story really bogs down in places. There are long sections of roll calls of the various leaders and there troops ("Anyone here from Cleveland?!), and a 40 page recounting of a sort of mini-olympics that takes place as part of a funeral.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read It for school. Literally fell asleep reading it. Not my cup of tea at all.