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Two major epic poems came from ancient Greece and had the power to shape our culture for centuries. They are both attributed to the blind poet Homer, and are called Iliad and Odyssey. The Odyssey is the story of the Greek hero Odysseus, or Ulysses, who be
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. All my days are consumed in longing to travel home and see the day of my arrival dawn. If a god must shatter me upon the wine-dark sea, so be it. One of the most enduring tales ev
'You must be Odysseus, man of twists and turns...' The tales of Odysseus's struggle with a man-eating Cyclops and Circe, the beautiful enchantress who turns men into swine. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th bir
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. Clanless, lawless, homeless is he who is in love with civil war, that brutal ferocious thing. The epic poem The Iliad begins nine years after the beginning of the Trojan War and de
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books On 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
Translated by George Chapman, with Introductions by Jan Parker. Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scene
With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London. The product of more than a decade's continuous work (1598-1611), Chapman's translation of Homer's great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power o
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, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home
'Grey-eyed Athena sent them a following breeze, the fresh- blowing westerly, whistling over the wine-dark sea.' Twenty years after setting out to fight in the Trojan War, Odysseus is yet to return home to Ithaca. His household is in disarray: a ho
' The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself' Guardian The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War fo
'War, the bringer of tears...' For 2,700 years the Iliad has gripped listeners and readers with the story of Achilles' anger and Hector's death. This tragic episode during the siege of Troy, sparked by a quarrel between the leader of the G
One of the great epics of Western literature, The Odyssey covers the events after the Trojan War as Odysseus travels home, encountering many strange monsters and creatures along the way. Featuring numerous figures of ancient Greek mythology, Homer's e
Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. T
'The best modern prose translation of The Iliad ' Robin Lane Fox, The Times The first of the world's great tragedies, The Iliad centres on the pivotal four days towards the end of the ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. In a serie
The classic tale of Odysseus's return home in a stunning new translation. THE ODYSSEY, which tells of Odysseus's long voyage home after the battle of Troy, is one of the defining masterpieces of Western literature. Populated by one-eyed man-eating
"Homers Odyssé" udkommer nu endelig i en nyoversættelse af Otto Steen Dues, der er tro over for originalen og som er korrekt. Det er en klassiker, der aldrig uddør, og som stadig har sin berettigelse i hjemmets bogreol. "Homers Odyssé"
This Norton Critical Edition includes: Emily Wilsons authoritative translation of Homers masterpiece, accompanied by her informative introduction, explanatory footnotes and book-by-book summaries. Four maps, created especially for this translation. Contex
When Robert Fagles translation of The Iliad was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece. Now one of the great translators of our time presents us with The Odyssey , Homers best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus wanderings af
The classic translation of The Odyssey, now in paperback. Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's Odyssey is the best and best-loved modern translation of the greatest of all epic poems. Since 1961, this Odyssey has sold more than two million c
Discover and treasure one of the greatest war stories of all time with this luxurious edition of Homers first great epic, The Iliad . Find yourself swept right into the emotion of the action and characters, including Achilles, Helen, Hector, and other her
If the Iliad is the worlds greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literatures grandest evocation of an everymans journey through life. Odysseus reliance on wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyag
"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translationthe gold standard for generations of students and gen
The greatest of all epics, soon to be a film by Christopher Nolan! "This may be the best translation of The Odyssey yet."The Telegraph A magnificent feat of translation, hailed by classicists and poets alike as a "momentous achievement"
TheIliadandThe Odysseyare the earliest works of Western literature and are the wellspring for much of Western culture.TheIliad, beginning "Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilles / and its devastation" describes the devastation unle
One of the greatest epics in Western literature, THE ILIAD recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves to its tragic conclu
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post )--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwo
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. The
"Mr. Fitzgerald has solved virtually every problem that has plagued translators of Homer. The narrative runs, the dialogue speaks, the military action is clear, and the repetitive epithets become useful text rather than exotic relics." The Atla
This omnibus including Samuel Butler's translations of the two Homeric epics comes with a ribbon bookmark, gilded edges, and stunning endpapers in an excellently designed hardbound edition with a gold-foiled cover. It's a great book to read and tr
A stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E. V. Rieu's classic translation. The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization - an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and t
Homer's Odyssey recounts the arduous journey of Odysseus as he strives to return home after the Trojan War. Facing mythical creatures and divine challenges, Odysseus demonstrates resilience and cunning during his ten-year odyssey. Meanwhile, in Ithaca
One of the New Yorker's Favorite Books from 2011--from the renowned translator of Rilke, Tao Te Ching, and Gilgamesh, a vivid new translation of Western civilization's foundational epic: the Iliad.One of The New Yorker's Favorite Books of 2 01
Two great epics of Western Culture are combined here into one volume. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War of the Ancient Greeks, focusing on the struggles of Achilles. The Odyssey covers the events after the war as Odysseus travels home, encounter
Part of the Chiltern Classics range. This edition of Homer's epic, Iliad, is from the Alexander Pope Translation, tells the story of the final year of the Trojan War. First written in the 8th century BC, after centuries of being passed on orally, the
With fantastical creatures, including the voracious nymph Calypso and sorceress Circe. Back in Ithaca, Odysseus's wife Penelope faces trials of her own: suitors keen to supplant the absent warrior. Homer's epic poem, which follows on from The Ilia
Das Buch von der mühseligen Heimkehr des Odysseus nach Ithaka bewegt seit nunmehr über zweieinhalb Jahrtausenden die Herzen seiner Leser. Es hat in dieser Zeit eine Frische der Empfindung und eine Unmittelbarkeit des Ausdrucks bewahrt wie kaum ein anderes
Genudgivelse i hardback-luksusudgave. Homers Odyseé - et afverdenslitteraturen største værker i Otto Steen Dues berømmede oversættelse.
Genudgivelse i hardback-luksusudgave. Homers Iliade- beretningen om grækernes krig mod Troja, om Achilleus og hans vrede, om Agamemnon, den smukke Helene, Patroklos, Hektor og Andromache og mange, mange flere.IOtto Steen Dues nyoversættelse.
No home library is complete without the classics! Iliad & Odyssey brings together the two essential Greek epics from the poet Homer in an elegant, leather-bound, omnibus edition-a keepsake to be read and treasured. The Iliadand The Odyssey are two of the
The heros journey home from war. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homers classic poem feat
The heros journey home from war. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homers classic poem feat
The epic tale of wrath and redemption. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homers stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, the best of the Achaeans
The epic tale of wrath and redemption. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homers stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, the best of the Achaeans
Invocations, curiosities, and biographies connected with the famous Greek bard. Performances of Greek epics customarily began with a hymn to a god or goddessas Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days do. A collection of thirty-three such poems has come d
Having spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on his journey back to Ithica. To get there he must deceive a giant Cyclops, face Poseidon's wrath, escape cannibalism, defeat the witch-goddess Circe, skirt the land of the Sirens, s
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that "combines intellectual authority with addictive readability" (Edith Hall, The Sunday Telegraph)-critics lauded it as &quo
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, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home
A TELEGRAPH BEST POETRY BOOK OF 2025 A magnificent new translation of the Odyssey by best-selling author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn 'This may be the best translation of The Odyssey yet. Daniel Mendelsohns rendering of Homers text is both highly
"The Odyssey" is one of the earliest works of European literature, second only to "The Iliad". These two great epic poems, the astonishing first fruits of Greek civilisation, have together determined much of the course of Western liter
"Iliaden" er titlen på det episke heltedigt, der beskriver nogle få uger i løbet af den ti år lange trojanske krig, og handler om peleiden Achilleus' vrede og hans beslutning om at trække sig ud af krigen - med fatale konsekvenser for begge
The Iliad describes the events of the ten-year siege of the city of Troy, by a coalition of Greek states. The story unfolds during a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of t
Having spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on his journey back to Ithica. To get there he must deceive a giant Cyclops, face Poseidon's wrath, escape cannibalism, defeat the witch-goddess Circe, skirt the land of the Sirens, s
A landmark new translation of Homer's most popular epic by distinguished author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn. In 1961, the University of Chicago Press published Richmond Lattimore's translation of Homer's The Iliad . For more than sixty ye
This collection includes both of the greatest Greek stories ever told and numbers amongst the most important works of Western literature. "The Illiad" is Homer's legendary account of the Trojan War, an epic battle that took place over three
A stunning set of Homer's epics, brilliantly translated by a leading ancient world scholar. Hailed by reviewers and readers alike, Peter Green's landmark translations of Homer's timeless epics are now available for the first time in this strik