The Iliad

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Homer's Life and the Creation of his Epics
• The Epic Cycle and Homer's Debt
• The Importance of the "Iliad"
• Books 1-4
• Books 5-8
• Books 9-12
• Books 13-16
• Books 17-20
• Books 21-24
• Themes
• The Gods
• Symbolic Representation
• Style
• Further Reading

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