The Iliad
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For The Disappearers, James wanted to write the section about the attack as an epic poem, à la The Iliad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Meanwhile NielsenIQ noted many related works -- including "The Iliad", Madeline Miller's "Circe" and Margaret Atwood's "The Penelopiad" -- had also seen "significant" sales uplifts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Iliad has these big, overstuffed couches and chairs with blown springs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Experts first found the artwork, which depicts scenes from Trojan war epic The Iliad, in a dig in 2021.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022
“Take a seat. You’ll have to share with someone. Miss Stephanides has been reading from Book Three of The Iliad for us.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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