While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this selection also highlights the epic’s high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature.

TABLE OF CONTENTS for The Essential Iliad:

I complete; II abridged; III complete; IV omitted; V omitted; VI abridged; VII omitted; VIII omitted; IX abridged; X omitted; XI omitted; XII abridged; XIII omitted; XIV omitted; XV omitted; XVI abridged; XVII omitted ; XVIII abridged; XIX abridged; XX omitted; XXI omitted; XXII complete; XXIII abridged; XXIV abridged.