--- product_id: 11593835 title: "Homer: Iliad I-XII (Greek Texts)" price: "€ 87.20" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/11593835-homer-iliad-i-xii-greek-texts store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Homer: Iliad I-XII (Greek Texts) **Price:** € 87.20 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Homer: Iliad I-XII (Greek Texts) - **How much does it cost?** € 87.20 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/11593835-homer-iliad-i-xii-greek-texts) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Homer: Iliad I-XII (Greek Texts): 9781853995071: Homer, Willcock, M.M.: Books Review: Useful, but poorly produced. - My level: I'm reclaiming my undergraduate Greek after 50 years, and reading Homer with a few friends. This is a useful compact annotated edition; it doesn't provide the sort of linguistic help an absolute beginner needs (P.A. Draper's edition of Book I of the Iliad is superb, here), but it adds some depth and explanation to a reading. My big gripe is the way this book has been produced. The original edition, by MacMillan, is rather beautiful; large, open, highly legible typeface, well bound. One is grateful for a cheap reprint, and perfect binding is fine; reduced format is OK, but the actual printing is so poor (? rather ill-done offset litho) as to actually impact legibility. Still, it seems to be what there is, and it's worth the money. Review: A Fine Homer Text - This text provides notes very suitable for non-professional students of Homer, providing not only background information where necessary, but also grammar helps that anticipate well identification problems a beginning student of Homeric greek may have. Only a glossary of vocabulary could make this text better. (No matter, however, as Homeric dictionaries are easily available, both in print form and online.) If you want to read Homer in Greek, buy this book. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,867,846 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,495 in Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism (Books) #4,871 in Foreign Language Instruction (Books) #27,711 in Classic Literature & Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 15 Reviews | ## Images ![Homer: Iliad I-XII (Greek Texts) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71iJcyt8xNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Useful, but poorly produced. *by F***T on March 7, 2013* My level: I'm reclaiming my undergraduate Greek after 50 years, and reading Homer with a few friends. This is a useful compact annotated edition; it doesn't provide the sort of linguistic help an absolute beginner needs (P.A. Draper's edition of Book I of the Iliad is superb, here), but it adds some depth and explanation to a reading. My big gripe is the way this book has been produced. The original edition, by MacMillan, is rather beautiful; large, open, highly legible typeface, well bound. One is grateful for a cheap reprint, and perfect binding is fine; reduced format is OK, but the actual printing is so poor (? rather ill-done offset litho) as to actually impact legibility. Still, it seems to be what there is, and it's worth the money. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Fine Homer Text *by B***N on September 14, 2005* This text provides notes very suitable for non-professional students of Homer, providing not only background information where necessary, but also grammar helps that anticipate well identification problems a beginning student of Homeric greek may have. Only a glossary of vocabulary could make this text better. (No matter, however, as Homeric dictionaries are easily available, both in print form and online.) If you want to read Homer in Greek, buy this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐ A mediocre commentary *by P***T on June 29, 2015* I'm judging this solely on the commentary; I do not have the BCP reprint (which has a bad typeface and cheap binding). The notes are not very helpful. It's rare that Willcock provides grammatical help, which would be understandable if the notes were intended more for a professional audience, but they are not; he often suggests translations of sometimes up to several lines which are in colloquial English and not close to the Greek at all. He will sometimes give vocabulary help, but don't count on not having to consult a lexicon every couple lines. All this being said, Willcock might be your best bet for an Iliad commentary, since there are no others that cover all 24 books. Mediocre commentary can be better than no commentary at all, though that depends entirely on your personal taste and your mastery of the grammar. As a note, W.B. Stanford's commentaries for the Odyssey (also in BCP reprints) are excellent, so you might consider starting with those if you want to delve into Homeric Greek. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/11593835-homer-iliad-i-xii-greek-texts](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/11593835-homer-iliad-i-xii-greek-texts) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-06-02*