Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. INTRODUCTION The Poem, the Poet, and the Myth 1
5. Chapter 1 ACHILLES’ WRATH EXPOSED: IL. 1 (DAYS ONE TO TWENTY-ONE) 22
6. Chapter 2 THE FIRST BATTLE: IL. 2–7 (DAYS TWENTY-TWO TO TWENTY-FOUR) 39
7. Chapter 3 THE SECOND BATTLE: IL. 8–10 (DAY TWENTY-FIVE) 107
8. Chapter 4 THE THIRD BATTLE: IL. 11–18 (DAY TWENTY-SIX) 140
9. Chapter 5 THE FOURTH BATTLE: IL. 19–23 (DAY TWENTY-SEVEN) 244
10. Chapter 6 ACHILLES’ WRATH CONCLUDED: IL. 24 (DAYS TWENTY-EIGHT TO FIFTY-THREE) 302
11. Appendix A DAYS COVERED BY THE ILIAD NARRATIVE 321
12. Appendix B CHARACTER NAMES IN THE ILIAD 323
13. Appendix C PLACE-NAMES IN THE ILIAD 361
14. Appendix D GREEK TERMS CITED 377
15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 383
16. NOTES 385
17. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 393
18. INDEX 457
19. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 463