Iliad & Odyssey - Homer, Emily Wilson

Category: Classic, Literature, Poetry
Language: English
Keywords: Greek Iliad Mythology Odyssey

Written by Homer, Emily Wilson
Read by Audra McDonald, Claire Danes
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

[Translated by Emily Wilson]

The Iliad

Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins

Homer’s Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles’s close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - although knowing this will ensure his own early death. Interwoven with this tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, of the domestic world inside Troy’s besieged city of Ilium and of the conflicts between the Gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortals.

The Odyssey

Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins

The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods - makes his tortuous way home to his faithful wife, Penelope. Shipwrecked numerous times, faced with apparently insurmountable obstacles, offered the temptations of ease, comfort, and even immortality, Odysseus remains steadfast and determined. Themes of courage and perseverance, fidelity and fortitude are woven into the rich tapestry of danger, disaster, and ultimate triumph. Written by the blind poet, Homer, in the 8th century B.C., The Odyssey is the foundation for modern European literature.

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