Homer's Iliad has influenced European literature and art to this day. In the last 30 years, researchers have made significant progress in illuminating this epic. In this study, a leading Homer scholar engages in dialogue with the international research community to reflect on today's most significant questions, among them the Iliad's origins, language and style, structure, historical context, and after-effects.

J. Latacz, Universität Basel; Th. Greub, Universität zu Köln; K. Greub-Frcz, Köln; A. Schmitt, Philipps-Universität Marburg.