War and the Iliad

Simone Weil; Rachel Bespaloff; Hermann Broch; Christopher Benfey (Introduction by); Mary McCarthy (Translator)

War and the Iliad is a perfect introduction to the range of Homer's art as well as a provocative and rewarding demonstration of the links between literature, philosophy, and questions of life and death.   Simone Weil's The Iliad, or the Poem of Force is one of her most celebrated works--an inspired an...