The Wrath of Achilles

by Homer

Classical texts

Published 17/04/2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of the Penguin Archive series.

Paperback | 176 pages

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksOn the fields of Troy, war is raging. At its centre is Achilles: godlike, swift-footed, the greatest champion of the Greeks. But when his pride is wounded and he refuses to fight, the thread of fate begins to spin . . . From frenzied rampages to intimate moments of grief, this selection from Homer’s Iliad traces the tale of a warrior whose name echoes through the ages, and whose story remains as powerful as ever.