Homer

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....

Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....

The epic tale of Odysseus and his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature....

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast production of Homer’s epic seafaring adventure, dramatised by award-winning poet Simon Armitage and starring Tim McInnerny, Amanda Redman & Benedict Cumberbatch. ‘My fame is written in the heavens, and my fate too...’ So speaks Odysseus as he starts to recount his...

The great legacy of The Iliad is its shattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....

The first of Homer's great epic poems, the Iliad portrays the final days of the Trojan war....

The Trojan War is over and Odysseus, the cunning King of Ithaca, sets out for home....

Two iconic classics by one of the oldest and yet most renowned writers in the history of literature. As exhilarating today as they were at the time of being written, Homer's epic poems transport the listener on a courageous and daring journey at the heart of one of the most infamous wars in history.

The Iliad concerns events during the 10th and final year in the siege of the city of Troy by the ancient Greeks....

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The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars....

The Illiad dates back to the 8th century BC and is Homer's epic precursor to The Odyssey....

The Odyssey tells of the heroic journey of Odysseus after the Trojan war....

The Iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the Trojan war....

One of the true masterpieces of all time, The Iliad tells the story of Achilles, the greatest warrior of ancient Greece, and how his wrath brought about the fall of the city of Troy...

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Poème épique de l’Antiquité, L’Odyssée s’ouvre par l’invocation à la Muse et chante les maux innombrables du divin Ulysse, en proie aux longues épreuves du retour depuis la ville sacrée de Troie.

The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey...