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1) The Odyssey
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Loeb classical library volume L104-L105
Everyman's library volume no. 454
Johns Hopkins new translations from antiquity
Classic collection)
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Everyman's library volume no. 454
Johns Hopkins new translations from antiquity
Classic collection)
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"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...
2) The Iliad
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"Composed around 730 B.C., Homer's Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding, blighting facts of war. Carved close to the original...
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Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and...
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One of the greatest stories ever told, Iliad has survived for thousands of years because of its insightful portrayal of man and its epic story of war, duty, honor, and revenge. While Iliad recounts the war between the Trojans and Achaeans, it also is the tragic story of the fiery-tempered Achilles. Insulted by his king, the proud Achilles decides to stand by as his comrades are annihilated, but circumstances finally spur the warrior to wreak savage...
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Homer's two epics of the ancient world, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell stories as riveting today as when they were written between the eighth and ninth century B.C. This edition employs Samuel Butler's classic translations of both texts. The Iliad, which tells of the siege of Troy by the Greeks, is an unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle. The Odyssey is the story of the...
6) La odisea
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An adaptation of Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home from the Trojan War while his wife and son are forced to scheme to protect his throne.
7) La Ilíada
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Presenta el relato clásico de Homero sobre la guerra entre los griegos y los troyanos desde la visita del sacerdote Crises a Agamenón hasta el entierro de Héctor.
Presents Homer's classical account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hektor.
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Mentor classic volume MP441
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Presents Homer's age-old tale of the wanderings of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War as he overcomes both divine and natural forces.
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Homer's Iliad can justly be called the world's greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story. Driven by fierce passions and loyalties, men and gods battle to a devastating conclusion.
"Homer is full of merriment, full of open fun and delicate comedy, even farce—as when Ares, wounded, bursts up to Olympus like
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Great books of the Western world volume 3
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc
Pub. Date
c1990
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Homer's classic tales of the Trojan War and its aftermath, in the 18th century verse (heroic couplet) translation of Alexander Pope.
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A & W Publishers
Pub. Date
1981
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Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy…
So starts Homer's The Odyssey, the classic account of the Greek hero Odysseus and his ten-year journey home, following the glories and horrors of the Trojan War as recounted in The Illiad. In this prose retelling of Homer's epic poem, we follow Homer and his shipmates as they weather one danger after another, from the sorceress Circe...
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Macmillan Audio
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[2014]
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"In classical Greece men called rhapsodes memorized and recited "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey." My own rhapsode is the English actor Dan Stevens, whom fans of "Downton Abbey" will know as Matthew Crawley. He's been performing the Robert Fitzgerald translation, and no Hellene could do it better." — Wall Street Journal
Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey has been the standard translation for more than three
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Great books of the Western world volume 4
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Encyclopædia Britannica
Pub. Date
c1952
