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3) The Iliad
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English
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Due to a lack of biographical evidence regarding the identity of Homer it has been suggested that the two great works attributed to him, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" may in fact be the work of multiple authors passed down through a long oral tradition. While scholarship on the subject will likely never definitely prove one way or the other, it is now generally accepted that these two great epic poems are the work of a single Greek author, Homer,...
5) The Odyssey
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world. This vivid new translation - the first by a woman - matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant...
9) The odyssey
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Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This book tells of Odysseus' long journey home from the Trojan War and of his unusual encounters with the Sirens, the Cyclops, and Circe the enchantress.
12) The Odyssey
Publisher
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p1999
Language
English
Description
For thousands of years, Homer's ancient epic poem the Iliad has enchanted readers from around the world. When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people. Her compelling 12-lecture look at this literary masterpiece - whether it's the work of many authors or the "vision" of a single blind poet - makes it vividly clear why, after almost 3,000 years, the Iliad...
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Series
Great books of the Western world volume 4
Publisher
Encyclop̆dia Britannica, Inc
Pub. Date
c1952
Language
English