Browse our latest titles in the audiobooks category to discover your next read from. Enjoy audiobook excerpts from bestselling authors including stieg larsson, john grisham, and dan brown. Homers iliad and odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in western literature. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of homers original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of the odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring and treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. I have spent quite a bit of time comparing versions of the odyssey, and out of all of them i settled on rieus pioneering translation. An example of this takes place in the odyssey where the local royalty have gathered amid what was then considered finery. The odyssey is literatures grandest evocation of every mans journey through life. The odyssey penguin audiobooks homer, alex jennings, sir derek jacobi, e. It was originally published in 1946 as penguins very first book. Composed in twentyfour books of greek hexameter poetry, it portrays the events of the last year. The odyssey by homer complete unabridged audiobook classic ancient greek poem sequel to the iliad duration. One of homer s most well known narrative techniques is to have one of his characters tell a story within a story.
Penguin random house audio producing the best in fiction and. Discover fifty audiobooks from the penguin classics collection read by some of the uk and irelands best acting talent from fleabags sian. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The most famous story from this epic is that of the trojan horse. Producing the best in fiction and nonfiction audiobooks. The trojans accepted it and rolled it into the city. Odysseus and his men built a giant wooden horse and left it outside the gates of troy as a peace offering. Explore penguins latest range of fiction and nonfiction audiobooks, and listen to audio extracts online. He would recite the odyssey from the original greek to his wife and children during the second world war in london while bombs dropped around. The iliad, by homer full audiobook homers iliad is the first great work of western literature. Homers the odyssey read by alex jennings audiobook extract by penguin books uk published on 20711t16. The iliad can justly be called the worlds greatest war epic.