Steve Reads (a.k.a. Steve Donoghue)
A 2019 Iliad Read-Along: Part 1!



This is a brilliant little commentary on what makes the Iliad so fascinating.

Interesting that Steve reads the Iliad every June.  I read it twice as a youngster, but I haven't picked it up since high school, so my own memories of the Iliad are over 20 years old now.  I feel like I remember it really vividly, but I'm probably due for a re-read at some point.

The translation I read, by the way, is below.  It's a prose translation, so if you want something that tries to re-capture the rhythm and meter, this one isn't for you.  But I enjoyed it.