Bücher von Homer

THE ODYSSEY retold by Geraldine McCaughrean is the epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece...After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers - Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves - before he is reunited with his wife and son.The Puffin Classics relaunch includes:A Little PrincessAlice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures Through the Looking GlassAnne of Green GablesBlack BeautyHans Andersen's Fairy TalesHeidiJourney to the Centre of the EarthLittle WomenPeter PanTales of the Greek HeroesThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of King ArthurThe Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Call of the WildThe Jungle BookThe OdysseyThe Secret GardenThe Wind in the WillowsThe Wizard of OzTreasure Island

The story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and his voyage back home following the cessation of the Trojan War.

"The Iliad," attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, stands as one of the greatest epic poems in Western literature. Set against the backdrop of the Trojan War, the narrative unfolds with a powerful exploration of the human condition, courage, and destiny. At its core, the tale follows the hero Achilles and his fellow warriors as they clash with the Trojans in a conflict fueled by gods and mortals alike. Filled with vivid characters, intense battles, and timeless themes of honor, pride, and the inevitability of fate, "The Iliad" transcends its historical context to deliver a universal and enduring portrayal of the complexities of war and the enduring spirit of humanity. This epic masterpiece continues to captivate readers with its poetic language, moral dilemmas, and profound insights into the nature of heroism and mortality, cementing its place as a foundational work of Western literature.

The Odyssey was originally composed in Homeric Greek around the 8th or 7th century BC and, by the mid-6th century BC, had become part of the Greek literary canon. In antiquity, Homer's authorship of the poem was not questioned. Still, contemporary scholarship predominantly assumes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were composed independently and that the stories formed part of a long oral tradition. Given widespread illiteracy, the poem was performed by an aoidos or rhapsode and was more likely to be heard than read.Crucial themes in the poem include the ideas of nostos "return"), wandering, xenia ("guest-friendship"), testing, and omens. Scholars still reflect on the narrative significance of certain groups in the poem, such as women and slaves, who have a more prominent role in the epic than in many other works of ancient literature. This focus is especially remarkable when contrasted with the Iliad, which centers on the exploits of soldiers and kings during the Trojan War.The Odyssey is regarded as one of the most significant works of the Western canon. The first English translation of the Odyssey was in the 16th century. Adaptations and re-imaginings continue to be produced across a wide variety of media. In 2018, when BBC Culture polled experts worldwide to find literature's most enduring narrative, the Odyssey topped the list.

Homer's Odyssey recounts the arduous journey of Odysseus as he strives to return home after the Trojan War. Facing mythical creatures and divine challenges, Odysseus demonstrates resilience and cunning during his ten-year odyssey. Meanwhile, in Ithaca, his wife Penelope contends with persistent suitors. The epic explores themes of loyalty, perseverance, and the influence of gods on mortal lives, crafting a tale of the hero's challenging journey and the enduring power of homecoming.

The Iliad, attributed to Homer, is an ancient Greek epic poem set during the Trojan War. It revolves around the anger of the Greek hero Achilles, who withdraws from battle due to a dispute with Agamemnon. The narrative explores themes of honor, pride, and the futility of war, with gods intervening in mortal affairs. The poem delves into the consequences of human actions and offers a timeless reflection on heroism and the complexities of the human condition amidst a brutal war.

Odyssey is perhaps the greatest adventure story ever told, but it is more even than that. It is the story of a man's homecoming, the story of a yearning for hearth and home, for the familiar and native. It is also a story of burning revenge, of a man's desire to visit retribution on those who have despoiled his patrimony. Odyssey is not the story of an everyman, but a king, and it serves as a moral example to us all.In the introduction to this companion to Homer's Iliad, Taerus Atellus approaches the text with a poet's eye, focusing on the aesthetic and poetical dimensions of Homer's masterwork. With facing Greek text and the renowned translation by poet W. C. Bryant, this is the last edition of Odyssey you will ever need to own.

When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)-critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great epic-the most revered war poem of all time.The Iliad roars with the clamor of arms, the bellowing boasts of victors, the fury and grief of loss, and the anguished cries of dying men. It sings, too, of the sublime magnitude of the world-the fierce beauty of nature and the gods' grand schemes beyond the ken of mortals. In Wilson's hands, this thrilling, magical, and often horrifying tale now gallops at a pace befitting its legendary battle scenes, in crisp but resonant language that evokes the poem's deep pathos and reveals palpably real, even "complicated," characters-both human and divine.The culmination of a decade of intense engagement with antiquity's most surpassingly beautiful and emotionally complex poetry, Wilson's Iliad now gives us a complete Homer for our generation.

Ce livre classique a été initialement publié il y a des décennies sous le titre "" Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece . Il a maintenant été traduit par Writat en langue française pour leurs lecteurs francophones. Chez Writat, nous sommes passionnés par la préservation du patrimoine littéraire du passé. Nous avons traduit ce livre en français afin que les générations présentes et futures puissent le lire et le conserver.

The Iliad is an epic written by the ancient Greek poet Homer, recounting some of the most significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy. In The Iliad you will read about Agamemnon, Achilles, Hector, and the Greek gods, and how the narrative interweaves them in this great conflict. Written in the mid-8th Century BCE, The Iliad has generally been considered to be the earliest work in the whole Western literary tradition, and one of the most well known and loved stories of all time.

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L'Odyssée by Homer a été considéré comme un travail important tout au long de l'histoire humaine, et afin de garantir que ce travail ne soit jamais perdu, nous avons pris des mesures pour assurer sa préservation en republiant ce livre dans un format contemporain pour les générations actuelles et futures. Ce livre entier a été retapé, remanié et reformaté. Étant donné que ces livres ne sont pas fabriqués à partir de copies numérisées, le texte est lisible et clair.

Homer's Iliad is one of the great epics of the Western world. The poem unfolds near the end of the ten-year-long Trojan War, detailing the quarrel between the great warrior-hero Achilles and King Agamemnon, the battle between Paris and Menelaus for Helen of Troy, the Greek assault on the city and the Trojan counterattacks, the intervention of the gods on the part of their favorites, and numerous other incidents and events.Vast in scope, possessing extraordinary lyricism and poignancy, this time-honored masterpiece brilliantly conveys the inconsistencies of gods and men, the tumultuous intensity of conflict, and the devastation that results from war.

Háblame, Musa, del hombre de múltiples tretas que por muy largo tiempo anduvo errante, tras haber arrasado la sagrada ciudadela de Troya, y vio las ciudades y conoció el modo de pensar de numerosas gentes. Muchas penas padeció en alta mar él en su ánimo, defendiendo su vida y el regreso de sus compañeros. Mas ni aun así los salvó por más que lo ansiaba. Por sus locuras, en efecto, las de ellos, perecieron, ¡insensatos!, que devoraron las vacas de Helios Hiperión. De esto, parte al menos, diosa hija de Zeus, cuéntanos ahora a nosotros. Por entonces ya todos los demás que de la abrupta muerte habían escapado se hallaban en sus hogares puestos a salvo de la guerra y del mar. Y sólo a él, ansioso del regreso y de su esposa, lo retenía una ninfa venerable, Calipso, divina entre las diosas, en sus cóncavas grutas, deseosa de que fuera su marido. Aun cuando ya, en el transcurso de los años, llegó el tiempo en que los dioses habían fijado que volviera a su casa, a Ítaca, todavía entonces no, estaba a salvo de peligros ni en la compañía de los suyos.

Después de una corta invocación a la divinidad para que cante «la perniciosa ira de Aquiles», nos refiere el poeta que Crises, sacerdote de Apolo, va al campamento aqueo para rescatar a su hija, que había sido hecha cautiva y adjudicada como esclava a Agamenón; éste desprecia al sacerdote, se niega a darle la hija y lo despide con amenazadoras palabras; Apolo, indignado, suscita una terrible peste en el campamento; Aquiles reúne a los guerreros en el ágora por inspiración de la diosa Hera, y, habiendo dicho al adivino Calcante que hablara sin miedo, aunque tuviera que referirse a Agamenón, se sabe por fin que el comportamiento de Agamenón con el sacerdote Crises ha sido la causa del enojo del dios. Esta declaración irrita al rey, que pide que, si ha de devolver la esclava, se le prepare otra recompensa; y Aquiles le responde que ya se la darán cuando tomen Troya. Así, de un modo tan natural, se origina la discordia entre el caudillo supremo del ejército y el héroe más valiente. La riña llega a tal punto que Aquiles desenvaina la espada y habría matado a Agamenón si no se lo hubiese impedido la diosa Atenea; entonces Aquiles insulta a Agamenón, éste se irrita y amenaza a Aquiles con quitarle la esclava Briseida, a pesar de la prudente amonestación que le dirige Néstor; se disuelve el ágora y Agamenón envía a dos heraldos a la tienda de Aquiles que se llevan a Briseide; Ulises y otros griegos se embarcan con Criseida y la devuelven a su padre; y, mientras tanto, Aquiles pide a su madre Tetis que suba al Olimpo e impetre de Zeus que conceda la victoria a los troyanos para que Agamenón comprenda la falta que ha cometido; Tetis cumple el deseo de su hijo, Zeus accede, y este hecho produce una violenta disputa entre Zeus y Hera, a quienes apacigua su hijo Hefesto; la concordia vuelve a reinar en el Olimpo y los dioses celebran un festín espléndido hasta la puesta del sol, en que se recogen en sus palacios.