The Bronze Age Mycenaeans were an ancient civilization from the Greek mainland known for their impressive architecture, rich ...

The Original ‘Iliad’ 6. 482-497 The original poem is composed in beautifully musical, metrically regular dactylic hexameter, and designed to be performed out loud: It is poetry for the mouth ...

Two of the Island’s own have partnered to offer a one-person show about the timeless toll of war that is sure to set your ...

Greek mythology fans and history buffs can go back to where it all started with Emily Wilson’s brand-new translation of Homer’s ’The Iliad,’ the original story of Achilles and the Trojan War.

In her “Odyssey,” Wilson restricted herself to the same number of lines as the original poem, meaning that some sections came across as somewhat abrupt in English. In her “Iliad,” she has ...

Scientists claim that Ancient Greek poets like Homer were just like modern day rappers like Eminem, focusing on 'beefs' between rivals and following similar themes ...

Reporter Homer‘s The Iliad is currently on Usha Vance’s reading list. JD Vance’s wife has frequently been spotted clutching Emily Wilson’s 2023 translation of the classic text while on the ...

Among the books I have returned to again and again throughout my life, seeking solace, wisdom, joy or self-understanding, Homer’s “Iliad” ranks very high. As with all enduring works of art ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — In “An Iliad,” which received both an Obie and Lucille Lortel Award for its 2012 off-Broadway production, playwrights Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare offer a compressed ...