The Iliad: Poetry

This new and exciting translation of Homer's epic war poem, The Iliad, is told with excitement & character by Anton Lesser. The poem concentrates on the key fifty days during the ten-year war, when there is strife not only between Greeks & defending Trojans, but also within the Greek forces themselves. The mighty warrior Achilles, angry with Agamemnon, withdraws from the battle & only returns to face Hector when his close companion Patroclus is killed. This abridged version offers the key moments.