"In classical Greece men called rhapsodes memorized and recited “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” My own rhapsode is the English actor Dan Stevens, whom fans of “Downton Abbey” will know as Matthew Crawley. He’s been performing the Robert Fitzgerald translation, and no Hellene could...

Die Odyssee beschreibt die zehn Jahre währende Irrfahrt und Heimkehr des Odysseus zu seiner Frau Penelope. Odysseus berichtet selbst von seinen Abenteuern, wie er u.a. dem Zyklopen entkam, sich von der bezaubernden Circe losriss und die bellende Skylla überlistete. In der Übersetzung von...

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts...

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....

The Odyssey tells of the heroic journey of Odysseus after the Trojan war....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Steve John Shepherd, whose theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, The Good Canary directed by John Malkovich, Bomber's Moon and Piaf. His TV and film credits range from the iconic This Life to Silent Witness...

With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan War Composed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or...

The Trojan War is over and Odysseus, the cunning King of Ithaca, sets out for home....

Gab es Homer überhaupt? Und wenn, wann hat er gelebt? Wichtige Fragen, sicherlich. Doch viel wichtiger sind die Werke, die ihm zugeschrieben werden: Die Ilias und die Odyssee. In jeweils 24 Gesängen wird in diesen frühen Epen der Weltgeschichte die europäische Kulturgeschichte eingeleitet...

The great legacy of The Iliad is itsshattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....

Homers abenteuerliche Geschichte über die Irrfahrten des mutigen und listigen Helden Odysseus ist über 3000 Jahre alt. Aber noch heute ist es spannend zu hören, ob der tapfere Grieche im Kampf gegen Riesen und Menschenfresser bestehen kann. Ob es ihm gelingt, sich dem Zauber der schönen...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, COMING JULY 2026—WITNESS THE LEGEND REBORN The original adventure story, The Odyssey continues to captivate and inspire nearly three millennia after it was written. A towering epic of adventure, cunning, and the longing for home, The Odyssey follows the perilous...

This high interest/low vocabulary retelling of The Iliad introduces young readers to Homer's thrilling epic tale. Set during the siege of Troy, and complete with duels, battles, larger-than-life characters like Achilles, and the famed Greek gods, The Iliad is truly the ultimate adventure story...

Poème épique de l’Antiquité, L’Odyssée s’ouvre par l’invocation à la Muse et chante les maux innombrables du divin Ulysse, en proie aux longues épreuves du retour depuis la ville sacrée de Troie.

The first of Homer's great epic poems, the Iliad portrays the final days of the Trojan war....

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...

From the renowned translator of Rilke, Tao Te Ching, and Gilgamesh, a vivid new translation of Western civilization’s foundational epic: The Iliad. Tolstoy called the Iliad a miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer’s story is thrilling, and his...

Have you ever wondered why the themes of war, rage, and the long journey home still resonate so deeply today? The stories of the Trojan War and the voyage of Odysseus are the blueprints for every epic adventure.

Get swept away in the ultimate tale of adventure and resilience that shaped Western storytelling. Odysseus, the ever resourceful hero, battles mystical creatures, navigates treacherous seas, and outsmarts vengeful gods—all in a quest to return to his homeland of Ithaca. Meanwhile, his wife...

Two iconic classics by one of the oldest and yet most renowned writers in the history of literature. As exhilarating today as they were at the time of being written, Homer's epic poems transport the listener on a courageous and daring journey at the heart of one of the most infamous wars in history.