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This epic poem by Edmund Spenser is the longest poem in the English language. It is an allegorical work, written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I. Michael MacLiammoir reads a selection from Book III.

The Argonautica, also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece or Jason and the Argonauts, is the only surviving epic poem from Hellenistic Greece. It is a masterpiece whose story was well known to the audiences of the time. Virgil and other later poets were greatly influenced by it. Its author, Apollonius, was a well-known third century BC scholar living in Alexandria during the great age of Ptolomaic scholarship, and his bold attempt at writing a Homeric epic about Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece faced a daunting audience of knowledgeable contemporaries.

Here are the most exciting and essential parts of two historic, epic poems: the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". The ancient words of Homer find a new home in today's world - spoken aloud, just as Homer intended. Translated by Stanley Lombardo.

Keats commenced writing his epic poem, Hyperion, in 1818 and ceased working on it in the spring of 1819. He said that he gave the project up for having "too many Miltonic inversions." The unfinished poem, which ceases in the middle of the third canto, was published in 1820. The narrative is based on the Titanomachia, or War of the Titans, and describes the aftermath of their fall to the Olympian Gods.

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, sail between a six-headed monster and a raging whirlpool, and escape captivity on the island of Calypso. But perhaps his biggest threat is his prolonged absence from home, as 108 suitors are vying for his wife’s hand in marriage.

The Iliad of Homer is the earliest work of European literature that we have. Created in the eighth century BC it has continued to arouse interest for over 2000 years. The author intended it to be heard, as delivered by a bard or rhapsode who had made the presentation of Greek epic poetry his profession, and who had command of the vocal resources and the dramatic power to move his audience.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is narrated by Singer/Songwriter and folk-punk icon Frank Turner. Frank Turner has released eight solo studio albums, the most recent of which was No Man's Land, which contained songs celebrating some of the most important women throughout history...

The Odyssey is the greatest adventure story ever written, and one of the great epic masterpieces of Western literature For almost 3,000 years, it has been a storehouse of ancient Greek folklore and myth. It is also our very first novel, if we think of it in terms of romantic plot development, realistic characterizations, frequent change of scene, and heroic dramatic devices.

Troijan sota on päättynyt, mutta Odysseuksen tie kotiin on vasta alussa. Ithakassa odottavat vaimo Penelope ja poika Telemakhos. Heidän ja Odysseuksen välissä on meri täynnä tuntemattomia saaria, vaarallisia houkutuksia ja jumalten vihaa. Faiaakkien hovissa Odysseus kertoo itse...

En las sombras agitadas de la España del siglo XIX, surge la obra cumbre de la poesía romántica y el posromanticismo hispánico: Rimas de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. Este monumental audiolibro de poesía clásica sumerge al oyente en un periplo íntimo donde el conflicto principal reside en la...

Los peregrinos de piedra, obra cumbre de la poesía modernista hispanoamericana y pieza fundamental del simbolismo y el decadentismo rioplatense, sumerge al oyente en una experiencia auditiva hipnótica a través de los abismos emocionales y los paisajes idílicos de la psique humana. Ambientada...

Dating to the ninth century BC, Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist...

Archibald Douglas ist eine Ballade von Theodor Fontane aus dem Jahr 1854. Sie schildert die unauslöschliche, zu jedem Opfer bereite Liebe des verbannten Titelhelden zu seiner schottischen Heimat, die schließlich auch seinen König versöhnt.

This translation of The Iliad equals Fitzgerald's earlier Odyssey in power and imagination. It recreates the original action as conceived by Homer, using fresh and flexible blank verse that is both lyrical and dramatic. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing Notes on the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD The winner of Sweden’s most prestigious literary award makes her American debut with an epic, multigenerational novel-in-verse about two Sámi families and their quest to stay together across a century of migration, violence, and colonial trauma...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the fate of an army, a city, and a civilization turned on the anger of one man? In *The Iliad*, Homer gives Western literature one of its first and most powerful visions of war, honor, grief, glory, and mortality. Set during the final year of...

En medio de un campo de batalla devastador, un príncipe atormentado por la duda debe elegir entre su deber real y su brújula moral, solo para descubrir, a través de su auriga divino, que la verdadera guerra no es contra sus enemigos, sino por el dominio de su propia alma. Descubre la guía...

"قصيدة الناقوس" هي ملحمة شعرية وتجربة إبداعية فريدة للشاعر المصري ⁠أحمد بخيت، صدرت في ديوان مستقل وتم إطلاقها مسجلة صوتياً في معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب.

The legendary poet of Greek antiquity Homer is surrounded by almost as much myth as the characters of his two epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey. As two of the oldest extant works of Western literature they formed the foundations for Ancient Greek culture, and have been read, translated, adapted and enjoyed across the globe since the 8th century BC.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and one of The Guardian's Best Poetry Books of 2024. Winner of the Sky Arts Award for Poetry. "[The Wickedest is] alive in the way poetry must be." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times "Atmospheric and intoxicating, lyrical and inviting, The Wickedest...