P�ris a enlev� la belle H�l�ne. Son mari M�n�las et tous les Grecs rassembl�s crient vengeance et font le si�ge de Troie depuis neuf ans. Le divin Hom�re entonne alors le premier chant de l'Iliade. Il y en aura vingt-quatre, tous plus beaux les uns que les autres, tous centr�s sur la col�re d'Achille. Le roi des rois, Agamemnon, lui a enlev� sa compagne, l'esclave Bris�is. En pleine bataille, Achille se retire sous sa tente, affaiblissant les rangs des Ach�ens. Il n'en sortira qu'� la mort de son ami Patrocle, pour combattre Hector.
On ne sait si Hom�re est bien l'auteur de tous ces chants, mais cette �pop�e a travers� les si�cles par sa d�mesure et sa beaut�. Au combat des hommes se superpose celui des dieux et des d�esses. Tous sont nobles, h�ro�ques et g�n�reux mais Hom�re, r�aliste, montre aussi leurs faiblesses. Cette histoire faite de larmes et de sang est le symbole de la destin�e humaine ballott�e par le hasard. Achille le sait bien, lui dont les exploits d�pendent de la fantaisie des dieux.

Edition et traduction de Mario Meunier.
Pr�face de Fernand Robert.

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VIIIe s. av. J.-C. ? Herodote pensait qu'il etait originaire d'Asie Mineure. La tradition le representait vieux et aveugle, errant de ville en ville et declamant ses vers. Les poemes homeriques, recites aux fetes solennelles et enseignes aux enfants, ont exerce dans l'Antiquite une profonde influence sur les philosophes, les ecrivains et l'education. Ils occupent une place importante dans la culture classique europeenne.

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