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599 pages • first pub -750 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226470498
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 15 November 2011
Description
"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 re...
Community Reviews Summary of 24,890 reviews
Moods
challenging 54%
emotional 40%
tense 37%
dark 32%
sad 27%
reflective 18%
informative 14%
inspiring 9%
funny 6%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 32% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 27% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, War, DeathModerate
Slavery599 pages • first pub -750 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226470498
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 15 November 2011
Description
"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 re...
Community Reviews Summary of 24,890 reviews
Moods
challenging 54%
emotional 40%
tense 37%
dark 32%
sad 27%
reflective 18%
informative 14%
inspiring 9%
funny 6%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 32% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 27% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, War, DeathModerate
Slavery