Epic poem · 1715–1720

The Iliad

by Homer

Translated by Alexander Pope (1715–1720)

Alexander Pope’s celebrated heroic-couplet translation of the Iliad, one of the great achievements of Augustan English verse.

Contents · 24 parts

• Book Iabout 780 lines
• Book IIabout 1070 lines
• Book IIIabout 580 lines
• Book IVabout 640 lines
• Book Vabout 1120 lines
• Book VIabout 680 lines
• Book VIIabout 580 lines
• Book VIIIabout 710 lines
• Book IXabout 840 lines
• Book Xabout 680 lines
• Book XIabout 990 lines
• Book XIIabout 560 lines
• Book XIIIabout 1060 lines
• Book XIVabout 620 lines
• Book XVabout 910 lines
• Book XVIabout 1050 lines
• Book XVIIabout 850 lines
• Book XVIIIabout 710 lines
• Book XIXabout 470 lines
• Book XXabout 590 lines
• Book XXIabout 720 lines
• Book XXIIabout 660 lines
• Book XXIIIabout 1060 lines
• Book XXIVabout 1060 lines

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