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1) The Iliad of Homer

Author

Homer

Series

Great books of the Western World v. 4

Language

English

Description

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In the English verse translation by Alexander Pope, illustrated with th classical designs of John Flaxman. Collector's edition bound in genuine leather.

2) The Odyssey (of Homer)

Author

Homer

Series

The "Chandos clasics"
The Harvard Classics v.22

Language

English

Description

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In the English verse translated by Alexander Pope, illustrated with the classical designs of John Flaxman. A collector's edition bound in leather.

3) The Iliad

Author

Homer

Series

The Classics of Greece and Rome
İlyada
Everyman's library volume 60
Classic Starts®
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Language

English

Formats

Book, Audio Cassette, CD

Description

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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,...

4) The Odyssey

Author

Homer

Series

Classic library volume 32
Townsend Library
100 greatest books of all time
Everyman's library volume 94

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

Nobel Laureates

Formats

Book, Audio Cassette, CD, Large Print

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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...