Part 1 of Essay
Book Review The Iliad The name “Homer” is synonymous with great tales of heroic poetry. Although this genre of poetry hails the distinctness of being “Homeric” it is not certain that Homer himself actually existed. The book Prolegomena ad Hoerum, published in 1795 CE. written by F.A. Wolf, translated “The Homeric Problem”, ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... the excitement of the written word from those authors that produce masterpieces. The Iliad does just that. Homer’s use of language evokes the passion of his characters and their heartfelt emotions. The Iliad embodies action at it’s very onset, and although long in content, captures and to an extent , possesses it’s reader. I am sure that it is the style and meter, that Homer uses to convey his thoughts, that make the Iliad such a classic epic. Crawford pg. 3 In the opening lines of the Iliad, words of war cap ....