A stunning new translation of the classic tale of Greeks, Trojans and the fall of Troy from one of the world's finest translators.

"Stephen Mitchell's magnificent new translation of the "Iliad" reminds us that there is always a new and different way to read and interpret the great classics, and that they need to be reinvigorated from generation to generation, just as we need to be reminded that they are, however venerated, above all "stories" exciting, full of life and great characters, in short great entertainment, not just great monuments of culture or the Western canon. Mr. Mitchell has accomplished this difficult feat wonderfully well, and produced a book which is a joy to read and an "Iliad" for this generation." --Michael Korda, D. Litt., author of "Hero, Ike, "and "Ulysses S. Grant"

Little is known about the poet Homer but he is thought to have composed the Iliad in teh second half of the eight century BC and according to tradition lived on the island of Chios in the east Aegean. Stephen Mitchell is a bestselling translator. His translation of Gilgamesh sold over 800,000 copies in the States and was described by Harold Pinter as 'a revelation'. He also received great acclaim for his translations of the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus and the Book of Job. He was educated at Amherst College, the Sorbonne and Yale University.