About Homer : In the Western classical tradition, Homer is considered the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey Book, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
These Selections from Homer's Iliad and Odusseia confine themselves to the highest moments of epic poetry in the work of Homer. The translation seeks above all to preserve the terseness and sobriety of Homer's writing.
The epic poem recounting the experiences of Odysseus during his return from the Trojan War.
"The whole collection, as a collection, is Homeric in the only useful sense that can be put upon the word;" A. W. Verrall noted in 1894, "that is to say, it has come down labeled as 'Homer' from the earliest times of Greek book-literature.
Whether you've read Homer's original stories or you've only enjoyed their modern-day descendants, you'll love this Canterbury Classics edition of Iliad & Odyssey.
If you are a long time fan of the Homer original, you'll be curious how true this book is to the original. The book makes a departure from the original and may be the most wacky by-product for the Homer fan.
Now his Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: The Essential Books brings together his translations of the most important books and passages from these two great poems in one handy volume.
"The Odyssey of Homer Done into English Prose" from Homer. Homerus, best known as his anglicised name Homer, is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer.
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A foundation of the Western canon, Homer's Iliad is more than just an adventure story. The dehumanizing costs of war, even in victory, calls into question the human elements of conflict and the consequences of violence.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
First published: [New York]: Doubleday, 1959.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Homer is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature.
Alexander Pope was born on May 21st, 1688 in London into a Catholic family.
The Iliad in Classical Attic; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer.
This book is not that Odyssey, but a translation, which-like all other translations of the Odyssey-like any translation of any work of literature-is a re-creation in a different language of some of the qualities of the original work.