Match the iliad by homer, read by stanley lombardo 12 cds. Written by homer, audiobook narrated by john lescault. This popular poetry audio book is now available for free download or streaming on spotify, deezer and audible. Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Composed in twentyfour books of greek hexameter poetry, it portrays the events of the last year. The iliad depicts a roughly 3000yearold warrior culture based on men winning glory by fighting other men and stealing their possessions and enslaving their women. Reading length provides a calculation for the word count of this book, find out how long it will. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. When slicing and dicing on the battlefield are discussed, few can say it like you mean it better than he. Listen the original the iliad audiobook by homer in full length for free. The iliad, by homer full audiobook homers iliad is the first great work of western literature.
In this extraordinary two volume audio set, the glorious saga again unfolds, telling the story of courage and magical adventure in ancient greece. The story begins when paris, son of priam, king of troy, carries off the beautiful helen, thereby precipitating the bitter trojan war. The iliad audiobook by homer, robert fitzgerald translator. The iliad audiobook homer, robert fagles translator audible. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. His audiobook has no introduction, but after the poem a professor reads a section of the iliad in the exotic original greek.
If it was narrated by derek jacoby it would be better. The iliad, the first of homers epic poems, tells of the counsel of nestor, achilless slaying of hector, and the defeat of the trojans by the greeks. The iliad, together with the odyssey, is one of two ancient greek epic poems traditionally attributed to homer. Homers dark meditation features the rage and regret of achilles during the trojan war, at the siege of ilium. Gareth hinds illustrated iliad follows the fights and. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. This popular classics audio book is now available for free download or streaming on spotify, deezer and audible. Why does audible make changes to my audiobooks title or. My search on amazon was for iliad derek jacoby and this was the top choice audiobook.
The iliad by homer part 1 of 2 full audiobook greatest audio books duration. This popular poetry audio book is now available for free download or streaming on spotify. We also listen in to the awardwinning poet, alice oswald, reading from her new book length poem based on the iliad, memorial. But until now, even the best english translations havent been able to recreate the energy.
The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century bc, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the greek language, making it the first work of european literature. Homers story is thrilling, and his greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or written. The iliad audiobook by homer, samuel butler translator. Listen to the iliad audiobook by homer, robert fagles translator, narrated by derek jacobi. The result, the winner of the 1991 academy of american poets landon translation award, is a wonderfully accessible iliad that preserves every nuance of homers genius. One of the foremost achievements in western literature, homers iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the trojan war. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. Homers iliad and the odyssey audiobook gillian cross storytel. In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700yearold tale.