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Originally Posted by Glice
Iliad - is it as good as the Odyssey though? I read the Iliad somewhat grudgingly and slowly, the Odyssey I read quickly and thoroughly enjoyed it. I heartily endorse the rumours that the two were sired from different authors.
Actually, it might be the translation - what's the good one for th Iliad?
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I read the Fitzgerald translation too, and I'm also on that bandwagon that suspects two different authors.
If you can overlook the comparative dryness of the Iliad, it still tells a damn good story, and the background information it provides makes The Odyssey that much more enjoyable. I read The Iliad after The Odyssey, re-read The Odyssey, and found it had much more fluidity.
Those poems are more reasons why I dig Greek and Roman historical accounts. They're really just nonfiction soap operas, and entertaining as all hell to read.