The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer [NOOK Book]

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Overview

THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER contains the two great epic poems attributed to ancient Greek poet Homer. The ILIAD tells of the events of the Trojan War, a ten-year conflict between allied Greek states and the Trojans of Asia Minor. The ODYSSEY is in part a sequel to the ILIAD, which tells of the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus as he seeks his homeland after the end of the Trojan War.
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Overview

THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER contains the two great epic poems attributed to ancient Greek poet Homer. The ILIAD tells of the events of the Trojan War, a ten-year conflict between allied Greek states and the Trojans of Asia Minor. The ODYSSEY is in part a sequel to the ILIAD, which tells of the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus as he seeks his homeland after the end of the Trojan War.

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940012826602
  • Publisher: Halcyon Press Ltd.
  • Publication date: 7/5/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 6,366
  • Series: Halcyon Classics, #1
  • File size: 4 MB

Meet the Author

Homer was an ancient Greek poet and storyteller, to whom is attributed the authorship of THE ODYSSEY and THE ILIAD. Little is known for certain of Homer's life. According to Greek historian Herodotus, he lived around 850 BC, although other ancient sources put his life nearer the time of the Trojan War (c. 1250 BC). Homer may have been born in Ionia in Asia Minor, possibly at Smyrna, or on the island of Chios. He may have died on the island of Ios.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 10, 2011

    Cheapness is appropriate to quality.

    I couldn't alter the text and Robert Fagles' translations are better.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 19, 2011

    How do you not recommend a classic?

    It has been years since I read Homer, but I bought this to review when I get a chance. That is one of the delightful things about ebooks, they can be stored and carried. At the present I own over 150 digital books; I'll never go back to paper. There are, of course, those Luddits who shun this marvelous technology sometimes look at my Color Nook and when I show them what it can do and what "I" can do with it, some of them begin to wobble a bit.
    In addition to the books, magazines and newspapers I take with me, I carry documents, pictures and gobs of videos, even some of my own. I have one video in which I talk about the advantages of portable electronic readers. Maybe I ought to start marketing some of these myself?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 11, 2012

    HOMER IS EPIC!!!!!!!!

    He's roman right? And if he is roman, HE IS THE BEST!!!!! In class, my teacher crammed my brain with roman and greece knowledge. Ask me any question about those two and yull get the right answer

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