THE ILLIAD

Part I of Essay
Book Review The Iliad The name “Homer” is synonymous with great tales of heroic poetry. Although this genre of poetry hails the distinctness of being “Homeric” it is not certain that Homer himself actually existed. The book Prolegomena ad Hoerum, published in 1795 CE. writt ....

Part II of Essay
.... masterpieces. The Iliad does just that. Homer’s use of language evokes the passion of his characters and their heartfelt emotions. The Iliad embodies action at it’s very onset, and although long in content, captures and to an extent , possesses it’s reader. I am sure that it is the style and meter, that Homer uses to convey his thoughts, that make the Iliad such a classic epic. Crawford pg. 3 In the opening lines of the Iliad, words of war capture the reader. Rage-Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that c ....