Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Homer: The Iliad The Odyssey Odysseus Homer and Classical Philology The Homeric Hymns Hesiod, The Hymns, and Homerica
The anthology offers not only fresh approaches to reading, appreciating, and understanding these Homeric epics, but also attempts to make a case why these works are still relevant in the twenty-first century.
Selections by Homer, Sappho, Horace, Dante, Villon, Shakespeare, Pushkin, Shelley, Heine, Blok, Gorky, Mayakovsky, Yesenin, Lorca, Hernandez, Brecht, Sézu, Pope, Pottier.
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.
For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format.
For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format.
This collection contributes to the development of a more inclusive and global history of translation and interpreting.
In classics, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need.
Maps drawn especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, and extensive notes and summaries of each book make this an Odyssey that will be treasured by a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers alike.
Samuel Butler presents his dazzling thoughts in this magnificent anthology of essays and lectures. The Humour of Homer and Other Essays brings great insight into new ideas and reflections on topics deeply affecting human race.
The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer.