Digital copies are available on Internet Archive and Google Books .
Alessandro Baricco’s Iliade is a bold experiment that succeeded in bringing the Trojan War back to the bestseller lists. Whether read in a physical copy or viewed on a glowing screen via a PDF, the work stands as a testament to the timelessness of the story. It reminds us that beneath the armor and the myths, the Iliad is, and always has been, a story about men who run, fight, and die—and the silence that remains after they are gone.
: For a deeper academic look, papers such as " Alessandro Baricco: A Modern Homer " discuss his use of Homeric devices in a contemporary context. Omero, Iliade : Baricco, Alessandro - Internet Archive
Baricco removes the gods from the narrative, arguing that the
: Baricco uses contemporary, accessible prose while maintaining the tragic depth of the original text. Digital and Print Editions While common print editions (like the Feltrinelli paperback) are typically around 163 to 176 pages
Baricco non traduce l’ Iliade in senso filologico. Ne offre una e teatrale. L’operazione è semplice nella sua ambizione: prendere il poema della guerra di Troia – con i suoi eroi, dei capricciosi, stragi e onori – e restituirlo attraverso le voci dei personaggi. Elimina l’intervento del narratore omerico terzo e lascia che siano i protagonisti a parlare in prima persona.
: Baricco intentionally excludes the divine interventions of the gods to focus on purely human motivations , emotions, and the brutality of war.
Digital copies are available on Internet Archive and Google Books .
Alessandro Baricco’s Iliade is a bold experiment that succeeded in bringing the Trojan War back to the bestseller lists. Whether read in a physical copy or viewed on a glowing screen via a PDF, the work stands as a testament to the timelessness of the story. It reminds us that beneath the armor and the myths, the Iliad is, and always has been, a story about men who run, fight, and die—and the silence that remains after they are gone.
: For a deeper academic look, papers such as " Alessandro Baricco: A Modern Homer " discuss his use of Homeric devices in a contemporary context. Omero, Iliade : Baricco, Alessandro - Internet Archive
Baricco removes the gods from the narrative, arguing that the
: Baricco uses contemporary, accessible prose while maintaining the tragic depth of the original text. Digital and Print Editions While common print editions (like the Feltrinelli paperback) are typically around 163 to 176 pages
Baricco non traduce l’ Iliade in senso filologico. Ne offre una e teatrale. L’operazione è semplice nella sua ambizione: prendere il poema della guerra di Troia – con i suoi eroi, dei capricciosi, stragi e onori – e restituirlo attraverso le voci dei personaggi. Elimina l’intervento del narratore omerico terzo e lascia che siano i protagonisti a parlare in prima persona.
: Baricco intentionally excludes the divine interventions of the gods to focus on purely human motivations , emotions, and the brutality of war.