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The Iliad is the earliest work of Western literature, and along with the Odyssey is the wellspring for much of Western culture. Homer, called "the teacher of all Greece," and "the leader of Greek culture," by Plato, has had an immense influence on the Western imagination.

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One of the two major ancient Greek epics-and one of the most popular stories of all time-Homer's Odyssey has been a classic of Western literature for centuries. This translation into spare, elegant blank verse, is certain to attract the same praise and admiration as Herbert Jordan's previous rendition of Homer's Iliad. In keeping with the style of his Iliad, Jordan renders the Odyssey line-for-line in iambic pentameter, a pleasing five-beat meter used not only by Shakespeare but also by his contemporary George Chapman, the first great translator of Homer into English verse. Jordan deftly pilots Homer's dactyls and extended metaphors, capturing the essence of the poet's meanings while avoiding either an overly literal or colloquial style. This edition includes maps of the Aegean region and Odysseus' travels, explanatory notes, a pronunciation glossary of nouns, and an index of similes. E. Christian Kopff's introduction parses the Odyssey's meaning and intent and contextualizes the poem within the larger epic tradition. Readers never tire of the story of Odysseus' return home from the Trojan War. This lively and energetic rendition invites twenty-first-century readers and students of Homer's epic to experience these adventures as if for the first time."A remarkably fresh and clear translation. As deceptively simple as an Attic frieze, it is at once true to its ancient original and inviting to readers today."Luc Sante, translator of Félix Fénéon's Novels in Three LinesVolume 49 in the Oklahoma Series in Classical CultureHerbert Jordan, an attorney, is an independent scholar of Greek. His highly acclaimed translation of the Iliad was published in 2008. E. Christian Kopff, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is the editor of the Teubner critical Greek edition of Euripides' Bacchae.

An accessible Iliad for twenty-first-century readers

- Este audiolibro está narrado en Español neutral.Aquiles, el gran guerrero griego, se enfurece con Agamenón, el líder del ejército, y decide ausentarse de la batalla contra Troya. Sólo luego de la muerte de Patroclo, su mejor amigo, volverá a pelear desatando así el principio del fin para los troyanos. La cólera de Aquiles, la fuga de Helena con Paris, y la venganza de Menelao entre otras historias, se entrecruzan en este clásico de la literatura universal, donde los hombres luchan por su gloria y los dioses juegan con su destino. La Ilíada es la famosa epopeya épica griega que narra los acontecimientos en el último año de la guerra de Troya. Atribuida al poeta Homero, es una de las composiciones más importantes de la literatura de la antigua Grecia y de todos los tiempos, siendo de gran relevancia para toda la cultura occidental. Fue llevada al cine en múltiples ocasiones, siendo la más reciente la película Troya (2004) con los actores Brad Pitt y Orlando Bloom.Originariamente parte de tradición oral griega, ahora puede escuchar y disfrutar este poema épico creado para ser narrado en voz alta.Homero (Grecia, Siglo VIII a.C.) fue un poeta griego, al que se le atribuye la autoría de La Odisea y La Illíada, conocidas epopeyas épicas de la tradición oral griega. Desde el período helenístico se ha cuestionado si el autor de estas obras fue la misma persona. Si bien su origen y su vida siguen en discusión, se estima que vivió en Jonia durante el Siglo VIII a.C. siendo una figura influyente de la antigua Grecia. Sus creaciones literarias han trascendido el tiempo y el espacio, siendo el pilar sobre la que se apoyó la épica grecolatina y, por consiguiente, toda la literatura occidental.

- Este audiolibro está narrado en Español neutral.Veinte años tardará Ulises, el rey de Ítaca, en volver a su patria. Luego de luchar en la guerra de Troya por diez años, siendo uno de los héroes, Ulises emprende el regreso a su tierra natal. Pero una ofensa al dios Poseidón lo alejará de su camino por otros diez años, siendo condenado a navegar sin rumbo y a vivir las más extrañas aventuras y vicisitudes en el camino. Así, en su retorno a Ítaca, Ulises desafiará monstruos y tempestades, se enfrentará a encantamientos y a las seductoras sirenas, sobreponiéndose al designio de los dioses, en su intento por volver a su hogar. Mientras su fiel esposa, Penélope, y su hijo, Telémaco, intentan resistir ante la codicia de los pretendientes que aspiran al trono. La Odisea es un poema épico de la Grecia clásica y representa una de las grandes epopeyas de la historia de la humanidad. Se cree que fue una de las primeras obras escritas en la antigüedad, luego de ser recitada durante siglos. Convertida en una pieza clave de la cultura universal, ha inspirado a grandes autores de la literatura, desde Virgilio hasta Joyce. Hoy puede escuchar y disfrutar esta obra, creada para ser narrada en voz alta. Dividida en tres partes, conocerá la situación de Ítaca sin Ulises, las peripecias de su regreso y su venganza para recuperar su trono y vengar su honor.Homero (Grecia, Siglo VIII a.C.) fue un poeta griego, al que se le atribuye la autoría de La Odisea y La Ilíada, conocidas epopeyas épicas de la tradición oral griega. Desde el período helenístico se ha cuestionado si el autor de estas obras fue la misma persona. Si bien su origen y su vida siguen en discusión, se estima que vivió en Jonia durante el Siglo VIII a.C. siendo una figura influyente de la antigua Grecia. Sus creaciones literarias han trascendido el tiempo y el espacio, siendo el pilar sobre la que se apoyó la épica grecolatina y, por consiguiente, toda la literatura occidental.

The Iliad describes the events of the ten-year siege of the city of Troy, by a coalition of Greek states. The story unfolds during a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, The Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' looming death and the sack of Troy, prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, so that when it reaches an end, the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War.The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel, The Odyssey, also attributed to Homer. Both stories were intended to be sung by an epic poet. Along with The Odyssey, The Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around the eighth century BC.In this edition of Samuel Butler's translation, the names of the gods and characters have been restored from Latin to the original Greek.

I Iliaden møder vi mange af de græske helte som eksempelvis Hektor, Achilleus, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Priamos og mange flere. Hertil kommer et anseeligt antal guder, der alle påvirker krigen på én eller anden måde.Efter mange års krig er Troja fortsat under belejring. Hektor kæmper sig til stor hæder og ære på slagmarken, for ingen kan måle sig med ham i styrke. Samtidig sidder Achilleus afventende i sit telt, for Kong Agamemnon har fornæmet ham, så han ikke vil deltage i kampene. I stedet sender han hans gode ven Patroklos i kamp, og efter at han har slået utallige brave modstandere ned, overvindes han til sidst. Vennens død går Achilleus meget på, og da hans mor samtidig stiger op af havet for at opfordre ham til kamp, indvilger Achilleus omsider i at bilægger striden med Kong Agamemnon. Og så jagter Acchilleus ellers Hektor rundt om Troja, til får fornærmet guderne, da han slæber Hektors lig efter en vogn. Iliaden er skrevet af Homer (mener man). Denne version er tilpasset dansk retskrivning af Hans Peter Andersen, for at gøre dette klassiske værk lettere tilgængeligt, men Homers form med 24 afsnit på vers er dog beholdt.God læselyst.

A gorgeous pocket-sized edition of Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, introduced by author and classicist Natalie Haynes.

Set in the final days of the Trojan War, Homer's poem recounts a formative moment in not only Greek culture, but in that of the West as a whole. W.C. Bryant's verse translation has been acclaimed for over a century, rendering Homer's hexameter into the epic metre of our own "manly and flexible tongue". In Bryant's sublime blank verse, Homer's winged words take flight, never surpassed but in the Greek for grace and power.In his foreword, Ricardo Duchesne makes clear that Iliad is something more than an expression of a generic "human condition"-it is an expression of a distinctly and uniquely Indo-European aristocratic warrior ethos. Moreover, as he shows, Homer's poem represents a watershed moment in the emergence of consciousness itself, laying the foundation for the astonishing cultural efflorescence of classical Greece.As part of Imperium Press' Western Canon series, this definitive edition offers supplementary material placing this work at the centre of our aesthetic, intellectual, and spiritual life-where it belongs. This edition of Iliad includes a map, genealogies, a full glossary of every name in the text, and a bibliography with a view to traditionalist readings.

The Odyssey, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan war, is one of the earliest and greatest works of literature. It is a wonderful story that has entranced generations over the last two and a half millennia. The characters and events are well known, and the form - a long journey of discovery and testing - has become a standard device in storytelling.Odysseus is known as "polytropos," a man of many twists and turns and tricks, a man who lives by his wits. As the Greeks leave for Troy, it is Odysseus' cleverness that allows him to find the hero Achilles who is crucial to their victory. Then, after ten years camped outside Troy and the loss of countless lives on both sides, he brings the Trojan war to a dramatic conclusion with the now famous Trojan horse. One expects Odysseus' story to end with his returning home as a hero. Instead, Homer and the fates send him on another ten years of travels. This is the story of the Odyssey. But it is much more than an exciting story; it is also about faithful marital love, and the love of home and country. Aristotle says that while The Iliad is about events, The Odyssey is about character. The word "odyssey" has entered the English language, and many regard The Odyssey as the world's most enduring narrative.Plato called Homer "the teacher of all Greece" and "the leader of Greek culture." Indeed, in the classical age, the Greeks regarded the Iliad and Odyssey as more than works of literature; they knew much of them by heart, and they valued them not only as symbols of Hellenic unity and heroism but also as sources of moral and even practical instruction. Homer's works have been studied, quoted and translated in every corner of Europe and his influence on the Western imagination is immense.This unabridged prose edition was translated by Samuel Butler, the iconoclastic English author of the Utopian satirical novel Erewhon and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh. The latter was published posthumously as he was afraid to publish it in his lifetime.

This new edition of Homer's epic poem is designed with the needs of undergraduate students in mind. The selections include all the most famous and most frequently taught episodes. The edition features explanatory footnotes, a wide-ranging introduction, and a range of background materials.

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This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

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