Homer: 334 books

Dieses eBook: "Ilias & Odyssee" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Wer nicht eine der zahlreichen Prosaübersetzungen lesen will, kommt um diese klassische Hexameter-Version von Johann Heinrich Voss kaum herum:...

Presented in this book are three of the greatest literary works of the Ancient World: 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and 'The Aeneid' by Virgil. 'The Iliad' tells the tale of the ten year siege of Troy by the Greeks,  the exploits of King Agamemnon and the legendary Achilles,...

"Arctic Glass: Six Years of Adventure Stories from Alaska and Beyond" is a collection of essays from the Web site "Jill Outside.” Jill Homer's intent with her lifestyle blog was to document daily adventures from the perspective of a nonathletic, small-town journalist who recently moved to Alaska....

**A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 "Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean…It is rare to find a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy to read and so rigorously considered." —Madeline Miller, author of Circe** Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn...

This excellent prose translation of Homer's epic poem of the 9th century BC recounts one of Western civilization's most glorious tales, a treasury of Greek folklore and myth that maintains an ageless appeal for modern readers. A cornerstone of Western literature, The Odyssey narrates the path of a...

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 4200 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Iliad • The Odyssey • The Odyssey of, Done into English Prose

The second part of the Odyssey takes epic in new directions, giving significant roles to people of 'lower status' and their way of life: epic notions of the primacy of the aristocrat and the achievements of the Trojan War are submitted to scrutiny. Books XIII and XIV contain some of the subtlest human...

Selected verse from the Iliad and the Odyssey, edited by David Hopkins.

Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus. At the same time it adumbrates Achilles' own death and the fall...

The present translation of the Iliad will, it is hoped, be found to convey, more accurately than any which has preceded it, the words and thoughts of the original. It is based upon a careful examination of whatever has been contributed by scholars of every age towards the elucidation of the text,...

The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior...

Book 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. It describes the reaction of the hero Achilles to the death of his closest friend, and his decision to re-enter the conflict even though it means he will lose his own life. The book also includes the forging of...

Lunatics, Lovers, and a Poet is an evocative collection of poems and sonnets written by Thelma Homer. It is modern poetry with a touch of the classical romantic. This fine poetry collection, sometimes whimsical and often reflective, can be read time and time again. Ms. Homer has an uncanny ability...

Homer: Ilias / Odyssee Ilias: Entstanden in der zweiten Hälfte des 8. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Der Text folgt der Übersetzung von Johann Heinrich Voß. Odyssee: Entstanden vor 700 v. Chr. Die Zuschreibung ist ungesichert. Der Text folgt der Übersetzung von Johann Heinrich Voß. Vollständige Neuausgabe...