Les héros de l'Iliade

by Homer, Martine Laffon (adaptateur)

C'est une guerre sans merci qui oppose depuis dix ans Achéens et Troyens. Les héros de Grèce et de Troie, Achille, Priam, Hector, sont face à face et les dieux se sont eux aussi jetés dans la mêlée.

192 pages, Pocket Book

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Homer (Greek: Όμηρος born c. 8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.
Homer's Iliad centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The Odyssey chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems were originally transmitted orally. Despite being predominantly known for its tragic and serious themes, the Homeric poems also contain instances of comedy and laughter.
Homer's epic poems shaped aspects of ancient Greek culture and education, fostering ideals of heroism, glory, and honor. To Plato, Homer was simply the one who "has taught Greece" (τὴν Ἑλλάδα πεπαίδευκεν). In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Virgil refers to Homer as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the Iliad, Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets". From antiquity to the present day, Homeric epics have inspired many famous works of literature, music, art, and film.
The question of by whom, when, where and under what circumstances the Iliad and Odyssey were composed continues to be debated. Scholars remain divided as to whether the two works are the product of a single author. It is thought that the poems were composed at some point around the late eighth or early seventh century BC. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity; the most widespread account was that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider these accounts legendary.

French: Homère, Italian: Omero, Portuguese, Spanish: Homero.

Reviews

[UneXtoile · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mon avis est totalement biaisé parce que c'est un thème que j'aime énormément.

C'est un livre qu'on peut lire relativement jeune donc c'est facile et rapide à lire. Il permet de connaitre quelques bases sur la mythologie grecque et notamment sur un des plus grands conflits que les Hommes n'ont jamais eus en compagnie des Dieux.

À lire sans modération !

[Emma ☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,50 - c'était cool surtout quand on aime et on s'intéresse à la mhytologie grecque. Il a plein de confessions et de vengeances durant cette guerre de Troie. Mais par contre je me suis juste encore paumée dans tous les personnages et avec tous les deals qu'ils se faisaient entre eux j'avoue que j'étais perdu