The Iliad

By: Homer, Samuel Butler - translator

Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

The Iliad, together with The Odyssey, is one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The work is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century BC, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the Greek language, making it the first work of European literature. The story concerns events during the 10th and final year in the siege of the city of Troy by the Greeks. This version has been translated and set into English prose by Samuel Butler.

Public Domain (P)2012 Alpha DVD LLC

SAVAGE

The Iliad is savage. Long, but savage. Imagine living in those times? It is a must. End of story.

good

Very descriptive ,glory, Awesome. Every boy should read this book! It was the best book I have ever listened to!

Poor narration

I wish I would have chosen the Greek translation. However my biggest disappointment is with the narrator. He has what appears to be a strong Canadian accent, which is very distracting. He mispronounced many words as well. Not my favorite audiobook.

Iliad

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Difficult to follow because so much time is spent describing the lineage of each character. Joe the son of ed, the brother of tom, the cousin of Allen, the nephew of Jack.......All with greek names...

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

no real ending the death of Hector

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

some interesting facts..

Was The Iliad worth the listening time?

not really a shorter summary would be as just as good.

Poseidon is like a cheerleader in this and then an absolute monster in the Odyssey.

Overall, very well written book. If you don’t know about the Latin names of the Greek gods then study up on that but it’s not that big of a deal. You do in some case have to understand Greek mythology a little but for me that wasn’t a problem and overall won’t be a HUGE deal if you don’t know shit. Either way, fantastic book with good characters and moments. 9.4 out of 10