The Iliad & The Odyssey (Including "Homer and His Age") (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Ancient Greek Epics of War, Wandering, Heroism, and Homeric ScholarshipBy Andrew Lang, Homer
Length38h 11m
About this audiobook
This volume brings together the foundational epics of the Greek literary imagination, The Iliad and The Odyssey, alongside Andrew Lang's critical study Homer and His Age. Its range is extraordinary: martial grandeur, ritual lament, heroic dialogue, domestic recognition, sea-wandering romance, and encounters with the marvelous. From the wrath of Achilles and the tragedy of Hector to the Sirens, Circe, and the long-delayed homecoming, the collection reveals the formal richness and enduring moral complexity of epic poetry. The works emerge from the archaic oral tradition associated with Homer, whose poems shaped classical ideas of heroism, fate, memory, and communal identity. Lang, a Victorian classicist, folklorist, and comparative mythologist, extends the volume's significance by situating Homer within debates over archaeology, authorship, tradition, and cultural history. Together, ancient epic and modern scholarship illuminate how myth, song, and historical inquiry combine to form a living literary inheritance. Readers seeking both immersion and interpretation will find this edition especially rewarding. It offers not only two monumental narratives but also a reflective framework for understanding their world, transmission, and influence. As a single volume, it invites sustained engagement with war, wandering, honor, grief, and return, fostering a dialogue between epic art and scholarly inquiry.
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.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry, Literary Classics
Length38 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
36BOOK X.
2The Iliad and The Odyssey + Homer and His Age
37BOOK XI.
3BOOK I
38BOOK XII.
4BOOK II
39BOOK XIII.
5BOOK III
40BOOK XIV.
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6BOOK IV
41BOOK XV.
7BOOK V
42BOOK XVI.
8BOOK VI
43BOOK XVII.
9BOOK VII
44BOOK XVIII.
10BOOK VIII
45BOOK XIX.
11BOOK IX
46BOOK XX.
12BOOK X
47BOOK XXI.
13BOOK XI
48BOOK XXII.
14BOOK XII
49BOOK XXIII.
15BOOK XIII
50BOOK XXIV.
16BOOK XIV
51Preface
17BOOK XV
52Chapter 1: The Homeric Age
18BOOK XVI
53Chapter 2: Hypotheses as to the Growth of the Epics
19BOOK XVII
54Chapter 3: Hypotheses of Epic Composition
20BOOK XVIII
55Note
21BOOK XIX
56Chapter 4: Loose Feudalism: The Over-Lord in “Iliad,” Books I. and II.
22BOOK XX
57Chapter 5: Agamemnon in the Later “Iliad”
23BOOK XXI
58Chapter 6: Archaeology of the “Iliad”. Burial and Cremation
24BOOK XXII
59Chapter 7: Homeric Armour
25BOOK XXIII
60Chapter 8: The Breastplate
26BOOK XXIV
61Chapter 9: Bronze and Iron
27BOOK I.
62Chapter 10: The Homeric House
28BOOK II.
63Chapter 11: Notes of Change in the “Odyssey”
29BOOK III.
64Chapter 12: Linguistic Proofs of Various Dates
30BOOK IV.
65Chapter 13: The “Doloneia”
31BOOK V.
66Chapter 14: The Interpolations of Nestor
32BOOK VI.
67Chapter 15: The Comparative Study of Early Epics
33BOOK VII.
68Chapter 16: Homer and the French Mediaeval Epics
34BOOK VIII.
69Chapter 17: Conclusion
35BOOK IX.
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