Books by Homer

The Iliad

by Ralph E. Blakely

(7 reviews)

One of the most important and influential works of the Western Canon, The Iliad has long been a favorite of scholars and laypeople, embraced by famed artists from Shakespeare to Brad Pitt. The Iliad opens in the late stages... See More

The Iliad

by Homer

(54 reviews)

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy... See More

The Odyssey (Collins Classics)

by Homer

(270 reviews)

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Alas that mortals Should blame the gods! From us, they say, All evils come. Yet they themselves It is who through defiant deeds Bring... See More

Troy: The epic battle as told in Homer’s Iliad (Collins Classics)

by Homer

(8 reviews)

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. When Paris falls in love with legendary beauty Helen of Troy, the devastating effects of their affair on their families and fellow... See More

The Odyssey: Translated by Robert Fitzgerald (Vintage Classics)

by Homer

(234 reviews)

Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years. Little does she know that his path back to her has been blocked by astonishing and terrifying trials. Will he overcome the hideous... See More

The Iliad (First Avenue Classics ™)

by Homer

(54 reviews)

The tenth and final year of the Trojan War comes to its climactic end in this infamous Greek epic. With the mighty Achilles brooding on the sidelines of the battle, the Greek army faces almost certain defeat. At the mercy of... See More

The Iliad (Collins Classics)

by Homer

(4,771 reviews)

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Clanless, lawless, homeless is he who is in love with civil war, that brutal ferocious thing.' The epic poem The Iliad begins nine years... See More

The Odyssey (Oxford World's Classics)

by Homer

(110 reviews)

This prose translation of the Odyssey is so successful that it has taken its place as one of the few really outstanding versions of Homer's famous epic poem. It is the story of the return of Odysseus from the siege of Troy... See More

Odyssey

by Homer

(81 reviews)

A hero of the Trojan War, king and warrior Odysseus longs only to return to Ithaca and family. But his journey home becomes a true odyssey as the gods subject him to a series of trials that will determine his fate. Be it... See More

The Iliad and The Odyssey + Homer and His Age

by Homer

(4 reviews)

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Iliad and The Odyssey + Homer and His Age" contains 2 books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Iliad and the Odyssey are... See More

When to Lock the Stable

by Croy

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps... See More

World Classics Library: Homer: The Iliad and The Odyssey (Arcturus World Classics Library Book 6)

by Homer

(2 reviews)

The Iliad and The Odyssey are two epic poems from Ancient Greece which have become cornerstones of Western literature. This stunning jacketed hardback brings together these two works in an accessible prose translation, ideal... See More

The Odyssey: A Modern Translation of Homer's Classic Tale

by Homer

(1 review)

The Odyssey is the original journey tale, a genre that has lasted three thousand years, and has had a lasting influence on on literature and art. The trials of Odysseus were first told by the great bard Homer. For ten long... See More

The Iliad: complete edition

by Homer

(4,737 reviews)

How Agamemnon and Achilles fell out at the siege of Troy; and Achilles withdrew himself from battle, and won from Zeus a pledge that his wrong should be avenged on Agamemnon and the Achaians. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. POPE'S... See More

The Iliad of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope

by Homer

(3 reviews)

Alexander Pope was born on May 21st, 1688 in London into a Catholic family. His education was affected by the recent Test Acts, upholding the status of the Church of England and banning Catholics from teaching. In effect... See More

The Odyssey (Annotated)

by Homer

(2 reviews)

The Odyssey is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still read by contemporary audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It... See More

The Odyssey (Bloomsbury Revelations)

by Homer

(23 reviews)

'Muse, tell me of a man: a man of much resource, who was made to wander far and long, after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. Many were the men whose lands he saw and came to know their thinking: many too the miseries... See More

The Iliad (Vintage Classics)

by Homer

(902 reviews)

Read this stunning translation of Homer's great war epic, the legendary tale of honour, love, loss and revenge during the fall of the city of Troy. High on Olympus, Zeus and the assembled deities look down on the world of... See More

The Iliad and The Odyssey (Rediscovered Books): With linked Table of Contents

by Homer

(282 reviews)

The Iliad: Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The recent major motion picture Helen of Troy... See More

The Homeric Hymns (Penguin Classics)

by Homer

(115 reviews)

Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they... See More

The Iliad (Dover Thrift Editions: Literary Collections)

by Homer

(4,754 reviews)

Probably composed in the eighth century B.C. and based on an actual historical event of the thirteenth century B.C., Homer's Iliad is one of the great epics of the Western world. The poem unfolds near the end of the... See More

The Iliad (Penguin Classics)

by Homer

(158 reviews)

'The first great book, and the first great book about the suffering and loss of war' Guardian One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War... See More

The Homeric Hymns : a New Prose Translation, and Essays, Literary and Mythological

by Homer

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps... See More

The Odyssey: The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer

by Homer

(1 review)

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still read by contemporary audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It... See More

The Odyssey

by Homer

(2,617 reviews)

Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the... See More

The Iliad

by Homer

(4,610 reviews)

The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the... See More

The Odyssey

by Homer

(1,522 review)

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It... See More

The Iliad

by Homer

(52 reviews)

The Iliad is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, for which Barry Powell, one of the twenty-first century's leading Homeric scholars, has given us a magnificent new translation. Graceful, lucid, and energetic... See More

The Iliad

by Homer

(52 reviews)

The Iliad is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, for which Barry Powell, one of the twenty-first century's leading Homeric scholars, has given us a magnificent new translation. Graceful, lucid, and energetic... See More

The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer

by Homer

(1 review)

The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer is a retelling of the Greek classic "The Odyssey" by Homer, written by Guy Thorne. Excerpt: "Ulysses slowly mounted the wooded hill. The path which rose towards the summit wound in and... See More