The Iliad

'InRobertFagles'beautifullyrenderedtext,theIliadoverwhelmsusafresh.Thehugethemes--godlike,yetutterlyhuman--ofsavageryandcalculation,ofdestinydefied,oftriumphandgriefcompelourownhumanity.Timeaftertime,onepausesandre-readsbeforecontinuing.Fagles'voiceisalwaysthatofapoetandscholarofourownageasheconveysthepowerofHomer.RobertFaglesandBernardKnoxaretobecongratulatedandpraisedonthisadmirablework.