Authors: Homer, Ian McKellen
ISBN-13: 9780143058243, ISBN-10: 014305824X
Format: Compact Disc
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: October 2005
Edition: Unabridged, 11 CDs
Ancient Greek poet Homer established the gold standard for heroic quests and sweeping journeys with his pair of classic epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Homer's account of the adventures of Odysseus has stood at the center of classical literature for centuries. It is a sweeping story of a great warrior who wanders the world, but also an intensely domestic tale of a loving husband's struggle to protect an enduring union with his faithful wife. Meticulously studied and commented upon by innumerable scholars, The Odyssey remains, nonetheless, a uniquely personal literary experience, startling each new generation of readers with its excitement, its drama, and its remarkably contemporary hero.
Translator's Preface | ix | |
Introduction | xix | |
1 | Trouble at Home | 3 |
2 | A Gathering and a Parting | 16 |
3 | In the Great Hall of Nestor | 28 |
4 | With Menelaos and Helen | 43 |
5 | A Raft on the High Seas | 67 |
6 | Laundry Friends | 81 |
7 | The Warmest Welcome | 91 |
8 | Songs, Challenges, Dances, and Gifts | 101 |
9 | A Battle, the Lotos, and a Savage's Cave | 118 |
10 | Mad Winds, Laistrugonians, and an Enchantress | 135 |
11 | The Land of the Dead | 152 |
12 | Evil Song, a Deadly Strait, and Forbidden Herds | 171 |
13 | A Strange Arrival Home | 184 |
14 | The House of the Swineherd | 197 |
15 | Son and Father Converging | 213 |
16 | Father and Son Reunited | 229 |
17 | Unknown in His Own House | 243 |
18 | Fights in the Great Hall | 261 |
19 | Memory and Dream in the Palace | 274 |
20 | Dawn of the Death-Day | 292 |
21 | The Stringing of the Bow | 304 |
22 | Revenge in the Great Hall | 317 |
23 | Husband and Wife at Last | 332 |
24 | Last Tensions and Peace | 343 |
Notes | 359 | |
Names in the Odyssey | 409 | |
Bibliography | 417 |