Iliad and odyssey book

Set during the trojan war, the tenyear siege of the city of troy ilium by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events. The iliad is paired with something of a sequel, the odyssey, also attributed to homer. The odyssey tells the story of how odysseus came to be in this predicament and how he gets out of it. As i am a bit picky with books, i prefer to wait until i can get a presentable hardback before i purchase it. Buy the iliad and the odyssey wordsworth classics of world literature by homer isbn. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. That way i have something that looks nice displayed before, during and after i have read it. The iliad and the odyssey 2 books in 1 copy limited edition. The iliad and the odyssey wordsworth classics of world literature.

Having spent ten years fighting in the trojan war, odysseus embarks on his. Its a mistake to think of homer as a person, says the author of the new book why homer matters. Book numbers are in parentheses and come before the synopsis of the book. The iliad and the odyssey ebook by homer 9781435160262. Homer was a greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the iliad, the story of the siege of troy, and the odyssey, the tale of ulyssess wanderings. The iliad gives a detailed poetic description of the war of troy and expounds the battle and the events during the weeks of quarrels between king agamemnon and warrior achilles. Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2700 years, t.

Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the iliad and what it means. Because of this picky situation, i never did get round to it. The odyssey is fundamental to the modern western canon. The iliadthe odyssey by homer goodreads share book. The oldest extant works of western literature, homer s the iliad and the odyssey are an important part of the greek culture. Mythology timeless tales of gods and heroes, 75th anniversary illustrated edition ebook by. The iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to homer. If the iliad is the worlds greatest war story, then the odyssey is literatures greatest evocation of every gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, the iliad is the story of the trojan war and the rage of achilles. The iliad and the odyssey are two books that i have always wanted to read. The iliad is paired with something of a sequel in the odyssey. Scholars believe the odyssey was composed near the end of the 8th century bc, somewhere in ionia, the greek coastal region of anatolia.