Homer.
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One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its surging thunder for a new generation of readers.
Featuring an enticingly personal introduction, a detailed synopsis of each book, a wide-ranging...Author
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The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles
A Penguin Classic
Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning modern-verse translation. "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven...
A Penguin Classic
Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning modern-verse translation. "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven...
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A reimagining of Homer's classic tale, "The Odyssey," told from the perspective of Odysseus's loyal dog, Argos. While the rest of Ithaka believes Odysseus is dead, only Argos keeps watch of the sea, tracking his master and protecting his family with the help of other animals.
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"More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced off in an epic battle that rewrote history--the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this decade-long ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this thoroughly researched and artfully rendered graphic novel, renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations...
71) The odyssey
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Presents a visual interpretation of Homer's classic that utilizes a black, white, and blue interior design infused with the artist's sly humor.
74) The Trojan horse
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A retelling of how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the ten-year-long Trojan War.
80) The Iliad
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Presents a retelling of Homer's epic poem about the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hector.