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Author : Homer
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 1580496709
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book The ILiad - Literary Touchstoen Classic written by Homer and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Homer
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 1580493890
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book The Odyssey - Literary Touchstone Edition written by Homer and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic? includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with the Odyssey's vocabulary and references to Greek mythology.The epic tale of Odysseus? ten-year journey after the defeat of Troy is, at once, a thrilling adventure story, a passionate love story, and a fantasy rooted in ancient history. It is also the cornerstone on which much of Western literature and thought is based. Three thousand years after ancient bards plucked their lyres and sang the adventures of gods and heroes, we still see much of ourselves in the tales of Odysseus and his men as they battle natural and supernatural forces'and their own human nature'to find their way home.
Author : Edmond Rostand
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 1580493408
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Cyrano de Bergerac: Literary Touchstone Classic written by Edmond Rostand and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 1603890165
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Transcendentalism: Essential Essays of Emerson and Thoreau: Literary Touchstone Classic written by and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2008 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : O. Henry
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 1580493475
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Best of O. Henry, The: Literary Touchstone Classic written by O. Henry and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Marlowe
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 1580497985
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Dr. Faustus: Literary Touchstone Classic written by Christopher Marlowe and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Homer
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007477384
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Iliad (Collins Classics) written by Homer and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
Author : Homer
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 655 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Iliad written by Homer and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2020-01-29T23:16:03Z with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iliad is one of the oldest works of Western literature, dating back to classical antiquity. Homer’s epic poem belongs in a collection called the Epic Cycle, which includes the Odyssey. It was originally written in ancient Greek and utilized a dactylic hexameter rhyme scheme. Although this rhyme scheme sounds beautiful in its native language, in modern English it can sound awkward and, as Eric McMillan humorously describes it, resembles “pumpkins rolling on a barn floor.” William Cullen Bryant avoided this problem by converting his translation into blank verse. This epic poem begins with the Achaean army sacking the city of Chryse and capturing two maidens as prizes of war. One of the maidens, Chryseis, is given to Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaeans, and the other maiden, Briseis, was given to the army’s best warrior, Achilles. Chryseis’ father, the city’s priest, prays to the god Apollo and asks for a plague on the Achaean army. To stop this plague, Agamemnon returns Chryseis to her father, but then orders Achilles to give him Briseis as compensation. Achilles refuses. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Author : Homer
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1398805378
Total Pages : 1145 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (988 download)
Download or read book World Classics Library: Homer written by Homer and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 1145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iliad and The Odyssey are two epic poems from Ancient Greece which have become cornerstones of Western literature. This stunning jacketed hardback brings together these two works in an accessible prose translation, ideal for those wanting to be thrown into the action of these thrilling tales In The Iliad, the Greek's best warrior Achilles has abandoned the war with the Trojans on a mission of revenge. Only the death of his best friend Patroclus persuades Achilles to return to battle and confront the Trojan leader Hector in single combat. The Odyssey is set after the Trojan War as Odysseus sets off on his ten-year journey home to Ithica. Filled with fallible gods and foolhardy heroes, these two classic tales offer incredible insight into ancient Greek mythology and culture, as well as being thrilling reads. ABOUT THE SERIES: The World Classics Library series gathers together the works of authors and philosophers whose ideas have stood the test of time. Perfect for bibliophiles, these gorgeous jacketed hardbacks are a wonderful addition to any bookshelf.
Author : Homer
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472116171
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (161 download)
Download or read book The Iliad written by Homer and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new translation of Homer's classic follows Merrill's successful earlier version of the "Odyssey" in capturing the feel of the original Greek
Author : Homer
Publisher : King's Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781774370902
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)
Download or read book The Iliad (King's Classics) written by Homer and published by King's Classics. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iliad describes the events of the ten-year siege of the city of Troy, by a coalition of Greek states. The story unfolds during a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, The Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' looming death and the sack of Troy, prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, so that when it reaches an end, the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War. The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel, The Odyssey, also attributed to Homer. Both stories were intended to be sung by an epic poet. Along with The Odyssey, The Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around the eighth century BC. In this edition of Samuel Butler's translation, the names of the gods and characters have been restored from Latin to the original Greek.
Author : Homer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521286206
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Homer: Iliad Book XXIV written by Homer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-fourth book of the Iliad is one of the masterpieces of world literature.
Author : Homer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521883326
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Homer: Iliad Book 22 written by Homer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of Troy. This edition will help students and scholars better appreciate this key part of the epic poem. The introduction summarises central debates in Homeric scholarship, such as the circumstances of composition and the literary interpretation of an oral poem, and offers synoptic discussions of the structure of the Iliad, the role of the narrator, similes and epithets. There is a separate section on language, which provides a compact list of the most frequent Homeric characteristics. The commentary offers up-to-date linguistic guidance, and elucidates narrative techniques, typical elements and central themes.
Author : Mark Buchan
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299286339
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Perfidy and Passion written by Mark Buchan and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homer’s Iliad is often considered a poem of blunt truthfulness, his characters’ motivation pleasingly simple. A closer look, however, reveals a complex interplay of characters who engage in an awful lot of lies. Beginning with Achilles, who hatches a secret plot to destroy his own people, Mark Buchan traces motifs of deception and betrayal throughout the poem. Homer’s heroes offer bluster, their passion linked to and explained by their lack of authenticity. Buchan reads Homer’s characters between the lies, showing how the plot is structured individual denial and what cannot be said.
Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781580495936
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (959 download)
Download or read book Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To make Oedipus more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition? includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. We hope that the reader may, through this edition, more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the drama.Sophocles? Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, "Who am I?" The play, a story of a king who?acting entirely in ignorance?kills his father and marries his mother, unfolds with shattering power; we are helplessly carried along with Oedipus towards the final, horrific truth.This vibrant, new translation invites its readers to lose themselves in the unfolding of this tragic tale?as suspenseful as a detective mystery, yet with an outcome long ago determined by Fate.
Author : William Allan
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472502973
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)
Download or read book Homer: The Iliad written by William Allan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a clear and stimulating introduction to Homer's Iliad, the greatest poem of Western culture. It discusses central aspects of the work (including the tradition of oral poetry, the style and structure of the epic, and its depiction of the gods, heroism, war, and gender roles) and guides the reader in understanding the skill and profundity of Homer's achievement. This introduction is ideal for undergraduates and students in the upper forms of schools, but it requires no knowledge of ancient Greek and is intended for all readers interested in Homer. The Classical World series is well established and explores the culture and achievements of the civilizations of Greece and Rome. Concise yet informative and stimulating, each book includes illustrations and suggestions for further reading and study. Designed specifically for students and teachers of Classical Civilization at late school and early university level, the series provides an up-to-date collection of accessible guides to the history, institutions, literature, art and values of the Classical world.
Author : Homer
Publisher : AmazonClassics
ISBN 13 : 9781542047593
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (475 download)
Download or read book The Iliad (AmazonClassics Edition) written by Homer and published by AmazonClassics. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After nine years fighting the Trojan War, the Greeks sense imminent defeat. The gods have cursed them with a plague; the Trojans have set their ships on fire; and their best warrior, the impenetrable Achilles, has turned his back on them. But when the Trojans go too far and kill Patroclus, his beloved brother-in-arms, Achilles returns to the battlefield with a vengeance so terrible that it shocks even the gods. Written by Homer more than twenty-five hundred years ago, The Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature--the seminal epic narrative of infantry combat, the scars of battle, and the inevitability of fate. AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature's most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds. Revised edition: Previously published as The Iliad, this edition of The Iliad (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.
