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1) The Odyssey
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
A reprint of the ancient Greek epic with an introduction giving the background to the times, viz. "The ceremonies of civilization do not mean much to us today; we tend to see them as insincere ... To Homer they are very beautiful and their violation a more serious matter than we can imagine."
"Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's Odyssey is the best and best-loved modern translation of the greatest of all epic poems. Since 1961, this Odyssey...
Author
Series
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In this informative guide to the writings of Homer, the authors use elements of familiarity, such as rap and Lord of the Rings, to help the reader understand these ancient writings and how they deal with timeless questions that are still a part of our modern world.
4) Aodesai
Author
Series
Shi jie wen xue quan ji volume 83
Publisher
Shu hua chu ban shi ye you xian gong si
Pub. Date
1994
Language
中文(繁體)
8) Red doc>
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A continuation of the author's Autobiography of red (1998), following the characters in later life, but in a different style and with changed names.
9) The Iliad
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes -- godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief -- compel our own humanity. Time after time, one pauses and re-reads before...
Author
Series
Great books of the Western world volume 4
Publisher
Encyclopædia Britannica
Pub. Date
c1952
Language
English
11) The Iliad
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In this passionate, deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson explains why Homer matters--to him, to you, to the world--in a text full of twists, turns and surprises. In a spectacular journey through mythical and modern landscapes, Adam Nicholson explores the places forever haunted by their Homeric heroes. From Sicily, awash with wildflowers shadowed by Italy's largest oil refinery, to Ithaca, southern Spain, and the mountains on the edges of Andalusia...
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