Denis O'Hare's adaptation of Homer's epic poem bows at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. By Myron Meisel If war and conflict must be begrudgingly considered the natural condition of Mankind, then The ...

One of the major hurdles to appreciating the drama “An Iliad” is its title. You’re probably even looking at this review and saying, "Done that already.” But you haven’t. Even those of us who have read ...

“The Iliad” begins with the word “mēnin,” or the wrath of gods, which Emily Wilson renders in her new translation as “cataclysmic wrath.” This wrath kindled the Trojan War, caused innumerable deaths, ...

Pat Barker’s “The Silence of the Girls” joins the ranks of recent books by women that address the classical era, including Madeline Miller’s “Circe,” Mary Beard’s “SPQR” and Emily Wilson’s translation ...

My personal history reviewing “An Iliad,” the contemporary vernacular take on the Homeric epic penned by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, has become my reminder of the ubiquitousness of war and human ...

This week in the magazine, Daniel Mendelsohn reviews a new version of Homer’s Iliad, translated by Stephen Mitchell. He also discusses the translation and his piece in this week’s Out Loud podcast. A ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...