Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son.
Robert Fagles Book order (chronological)
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.
The Iliad
- 414 pages
- 15 hours of reading
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: Achilles, Helen, Hector, and other heroes of Greek myth and history in the tenth and final year of the Greek siege of Troy.
The tragedy of Oedipus' daughter - a wise, fearless heroine who shuns society's laws - from the master Greek dramatist.
Homer's Odyssey
- 247 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Poet and Homeric scholar Barry B. Powell offers a major new translation of this enduring epic poem.
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