When Emily Wilson's translation of the Odyssey was released in 2017, it revealed the ancient poem in a modern language that combines intellectual authority with addictive readability. Critics praised it as a "revelation" and a "cultural landmark" that would forever change the way Homer is read in English. Now Wilson returns with an equally revealing translation of the first great Homeric epic: the Iliad. In Wilson's hands, this gripping and often terrifying work moves at a pace suited to its battle scenes, resonating with the clamor of weapons, the cries of victors, and the anguished wails of the dying. Wilson's language is simple yet profound, highlighting the dramatic pathology of the poem and its characters as real, even "complex" people. Wilson's Iliad provides a comprehensive version of Homer for our generation.