Omero, Iliade vs The Trojan War: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Trojan War, Greece, Greek Mythology, Fiction
Omero, Iliade
Guiado por la idea de adaptar el texto para una lectura pública, Alessandro Baricco relee y reescribe la Ilíada de Homero, como si tuviéramos que devolver a Homero allí mismo, a la Ilíada, para contemplar uno de los más…
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The Trojan War
“Three great urns stood by the threshold of Zeus, who was ruler of gods and men.”
Retells legends of the heroes of the Trojan War, which began with Paris of Troy's abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, lord of Greece.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Trojan War has the widest readership — 1743 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Omero, Iliade | The Trojan War | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (1743) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (10) | 4.0 (4) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (4) | 3.5 (8) |
Reception
| Omero, Iliade | The Trojan War | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 1743 |
| Editions | 13 | 8 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1031 |
| Reading it now | — | 83 |
| Written reviews | — | 126 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1370286 |
| Pages | 169 | 250 |