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Robert Fagles

    Robert Fagles was renowned for his vibrant and dynamic translations of classic Greek works. His approach to ancient Greek poetry and drama, characterized by contemporary phrasing and sensitivity, brought these timeless narratives to new audiences. Fagles' renderings are prized for their fidelity to the original texts while capturing the spirit and energy of the source material. Through his work, he significantly enriched modern engagement with classical literature.

    Homer: The Odyssey
    Homer: The Iliad
    Antigone
    The Odyssey
    The tree Theban plays
    The Iliad
    • The Iliad

      • 544 pages
      • 20 hours of reading
      4.4(1321)Add rating

      The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. The edition is translated into prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers, and features an introduction by author and classicist Natalie Haynes. Paris, a Trojan prince, having won Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, abducted her from Greek husband Menelaus and transported her to Troy. The Greeks, enraged by this audacity and devastated by the loss of the most beautiful woman in the world, set sail to Troy and began the long siege of the city. The Iliad narrates the events ten years into the war, describing the anger of Achilles which results in the death of Patroclus and Achilles’ mourning of him and avenging of his murder. Even though it was written more than 2,700 years ago, The Iliad remains both powerful and enthralling.

      The Iliad
    • Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of Greek theater. Today, nearly 2,500 years after Sophocles wrote, scholars and audiences still consider it one of the most powerful dramatic works ever made. Freud sure did. The three plays--"Antigone," "Oedipus the King," and "Oedipus at Colonus"--Are not strictly a trilogy, but all are based on the Theban myths that were old even in Sophocles' time. This particular edition was rendered by Robert Fagles, perhaps the best translator of the Greek classics into English

      The tree Theban plays
    • The Odyssey

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      3.9(438)Add rating

      Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home after the Tojan War, while his wife Penelope and his son Telemachos are forced to scheme to protect his throne until his return.

      The Odyssey
    • Antigone

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading
      3.3(532)Add rating

      The tragedy of Oedipus' daughter - a wise, fearless heroine who shuns society's laws - from the master Greek dramatist.

      Antigone