Resources – the Iliad

CW Icons in Textbook

In the Resources section below, please find:

- The blank shield of Achilles mentioned on p. 47 of the textbook.

- The extended list of divine interventions mentioned on p. 55 of the textbook.

Resource

• Shield of Achilles
• Extended list of divine interventions

Texts

Learners may use any translation of the text. For the commentary passage on the examination paper, two versions will be given. Kline's translation is available online:

Homer: The Iliad - The Killing Fields of Troy, translated by A.S. Kline.

YouTube

Homer inspires many people to post their own productions – the quality is variable!

The following YouTube films are recommended:

Oxford University short talks by academics:

Introducing The Iliad, Part I: The text

Introducing The Iliad, Part II: Who was Homer?

Introducing The Iliad, Part III: The anger of Achilles

Introducing The Iliad, Part IV: War, violence, and death

Introducing The Iliad, Part V: Translating the poem

Almeida Greeks | Almeida Theatre, London The Making of The Iliad

MASSOLIT lecture on Homer's Iliad and the Homeric Question by Richard Jenkyns

Gresham College Lecture by Edith Hall: Homer's Iliad via the Movie Troy with a transcript here

Khan Academy videos on sculpture, buildings and artefacts:

The Lion Gate, Mycenae

The Mask of Agamemnon

Mycenaenan Civilisation

Smarthistory video: From tomb to museum: the story of the Sarpedon Krater