The iliad by homer part 1 of 2 full audiobook greatestaudiobooks special offer. The ancient words of homer find a new home in todays world spoken aloud, just as homer intended. The iliad is the first epic poem in human history and it tells a story about ancient greek heroes, their brave deeds, and the great battles they fought. This version of the iliad is the translation by alexander pope. You pick the duration1, 3, 6, or 12 monthsthey pick the audiobooks. Naxos audiobooks iliad, the unabridged anton lesser. The iliad homer digital audiobook harpercollins publishers. The story begins when paris, son of priam, king of troy, carries off the beautiful helen, thereby precipitating the bitter. These classic epics provided the basis for greek education and culture throughout the classical age and formed the backbone of humane education. But his perfect life is shattered when three jealous friends conspire to destroy him. The iliad audiobook by homer try our site with free audio books. The poem doesnt only narrate the great deeds of its protagonists but also their tragic fates.
One of britains leading classical actors, anton lesser has worked extensively at the national theatre, and is an associate artist of the royal shakespeare company, where, over the years, he has played many of the principal roles, including romeo, troilus, petruchio and richard iii. Sep 01, 2007 one the earliest and greatest epic poems of the western world, the iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the trojan war. It proves a long, 10year journey, fraught with dangers, from polyphemus, the oneeyed cyclops, and the seductive sirens, to the love of calypso on her alltoocomfortable isle. The count of monte cristo at dashing young edmond dantes has everything. The iliad abridged, audiobook audio cd unknown binding january 1, 2006 4.
Search results of abridged and unabridged audiobooks on cds. Mar 14, 2014 the iliad is purportedly written by the blind poet homer some time during the eighth century bc. Buy books pro is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. The iliad audiobook homer, richmond lattimore translator.
Homers dark meditation features the rage and regret of achilles during the trojan war, at the siege of ilium. Dating to the ninth century bc, homers timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling. Even the heroic ethic itselfwith its emphasis on pride, honor, prowess in battle, and submission to the inexorable will of the godsis not left unquestioned. Unabridged books are more complete longer in content compared to the abridged books having simpler shorter content. One the earliest and greatest epic poems of the western world, the iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the trojan war. Perfect for entrepreneurs and anyone seeking the most out of life each audiobook. An epic, oftrepeated poem of the siege of troy and the death of hector, homers poetry soars with the battle and the conversations of these ancient greek warriors. It is read by a number of different volunteer narrators at librivox and the quality sounds pretty good for each of them. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. No there it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon. The iliad is the story of achilles, a greek hero of the trojan war and the iliad is the story of the trojan war and achilles plus a few others. Renowned classicist bernard knox observes in his superb introduction that although the violence of the iliad.
The iliad, by homer full audiobook homers iliad is the first great work of western literature. The iliad, unabridged audiobook on mp3 with ebook 9781400167067 by homer. The iliad audiobook audiobook x audio books listening. Homer, derek jacobi, robert fagles translator, maria tucci. The trojan war is over and odysseus, the cunning king of ithaca, sets out for home, his wife penelope and his son telemachus. The iliad stands as the oldest work of european literature still in existence.
Achilles has quarrelled with agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while hector brings his trojans to the brink of victory. The iliad is one of the two great epics of homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say the iliad is a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters. Composed around 730 bc, homers iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted 10year wa. The events narrated in the iliad take place in the ancient city of troy during a siege of ten years. The ancients believed it was a bard called homer, although they disagreed about biographical details. The identity of the composer of the odyssey and the iliad is a matter of some speculation. Robert fagles, chairman of the department of comparative literature at princeton university, brings the energy of contemporary language of this 2,700yearold epic, while maintaining the drive and metric music of homers poetr. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Dating to the ninth century bc, homers timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the trojan war. Your premier selections of abridged and unabridged audiobooks on cds and cassettes to rent or buy. Feb, 20 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. Nov 29, 2005 download audiobooks by homer at and save. While the heroes fight before the walls of troy the gods have also drawn up battle lines, and it.
Perhaps the greatest poem of the western world, the iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the trojan war. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Like his father and grandfather before him, kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the kings of spain and now provide kino, juana, and their infant son with meager. Achilles has quarrelled with agamemnon and sulks in his tent while hector brings his trojans to the brink of victory. The terrible and longdrawnout siege of troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story. We are blessed with so many outstanding audiobook performers nowadays john lee, simon prebble, simon vance, alan cumming donald sutherland, david aaron baker, dan stevens, ralph cosham.
The audiobooks subreddit is a community of audiobibliophiles sharing and looking for their next great listen. Written by homer, richmond lattimore translator, narrated by charlton griffin. How to choose from abridged vs unabridged audiobooks. 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. It was commonly thought that he lived on chios, an isl. Its supreme importance in greek literature slowly permeated to the rest of the western world and in time to come, the two epic poems, the iliad and the odyssey became the reference points for thousands of works of art. Here are the most exciting and essential parts of two historic, epic poems. Homers the illiad stands alone in the realm of classical writings. The quarrel between achilles and agamemnon duration. 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. Little is known about the ancient greek oral poet homer, the supposed 8th century bc author of the worldread iliad and his later masterpiece, the odyssey. Unabridged books are best for the recreational type of readers while the abridged books are best for stu. The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century bc, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the greek language, making it the first work of european literature. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial.
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