ILLIAD & ODYSSEY (Including the Mythology of Ancient Greece) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Edition with Introduction by Gilbert MurrayBy Gilbert Murray, Homer
Length31h 21m
About this audiobook
ILLIAD & ODYSSEY (Including the Mythology of Ancient Greece) brings together the foundational epics of the Greek literary imagination with the mythic framework that gives them enduring resonance. Across martial grandeur, domestic longing, divine intrigue, heroic wrath, wandering, recognition, and return, the volume presents a rich spectrum of narrative modes: battlefield epic, oral formulaic poetry, adventure tale, lament, catalogue, prophecy, and moral reflection. Its most memorable episodes—from the anger before Troy to the perilous voyage home—stand at the center of Western literary tradition. Associated with Homer and mediated here through the classical scholarship of Gilbert Murray, the collection reflects both archaic Greek oral culture and modern humanistic interpretation. The poems emerge from a world of heroic codes, ritual obligation, aristocratic honor, and precarious relations between mortals and gods. By situating the epics alongside Greek mythology, the volume clarifies the cultural matrix from which tragedy, philosophy, historiography, and later European literature would draw lasting inspiration. This book is recommended for readers seeking an accessible yet intellectually substantial encounter with ancient Greece's imaginative inheritance. It offers a rare opportunity to explore myth, poetry, history, and ethics within a single volume, encouraging comparison between war and homecoming, fate and agency, divine power and human vulnerability. Students, general readers, and lovers of epic literature will find in it a treasury of narrative insight and cultural dialogue.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry, Literary Classics
Length31 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 11, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26BOOK XX
2Introduction
27BOOK XXI
3Historical Context
28BOOK XXII
4Synopsis (Selection)
29BOOK XXIII
5ILLIAD & ODYSSEY (Including the Mythology of Ancient Greece)
30BOOK XXIV
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6Iliad
31BOOK I.
7BOOK I
32BOOK II.
8BOOK II
33BOOK III.
9BOOK III
34BOOK IV.
10BOOK IV
35BOOK V.
11BOOK V
36BOOK VI.
12BOOK VI
37BOOK VII.
13BOOK VII
38BOOK VIII.
14BOOK VIII
39BOOK IX.
15BOOK IX
40BOOK X.
16BOOK X
41BOOK XI.
17BOOK XI
42BOOK XII.
18BOOK XII
43BOOK XIII.
19BOOK XIII
44BOOK XIV.
20BOOK XIV
45BOOK XV.
21BOOK XV
46BOOK XVI.
22BOOK XVI
47BOOK XVII.
23BOOK XVII
48BOOK XVIII.
24BOOK XVIII
49BOOK XIX.
25BOOK XIX
50BOOK XX.
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