The Iliad by Homer

February 8, 2016 by Christina

Fiction — audiobook. Translated from the Greek by Stanley Lombardo. Read by Stanley Lombardo and Susan Sarandon. Parmenides Audio, 2006. Originally published 800 BC. 15 hours, 13 minutes. Library Copy. Grouped into twenty-four books (or, chapters), Homer’s saga covers a series of battles during the final year of the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states lead by King Agamemnon. The war was launched because the Trojan prince Paris took Helen from her husband and the King of Sparta, Menelaus, after […]

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The Odyssey by Homer

July 11, 2012 by Christina

Fiction — print. Translated from the Greek by E.V. Rieu. Penguin Books, 1964. Originally published 800 BC. 365 pgs. Purchased. The first time I read Homer’s epic was in high school. I remember this less because of the content of the story and more because – Holy Batman! – my classmates and I were terrible at keeping a straight face during my teacher’s dramatic reading, particularly during the final scene. I wanted to reread The Odyssey after reading a retelling […]

Categories: 101 Great Books, 2012 Reads, AP Literature, Classics, Europe, Fiction, Greek, Reread, Translated • Tags: Homer