Homer eBooks

Odyssey. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Homer   -  Synapse Publishing, 2019  - 

The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western canon. The poem focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed Odysseus has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage. The first four books of the poem trace Telemachus' efforts to assert control of the household, and then, at Athena's advice, his efforts to search for news of his long-lost father. Then the scene shifts: Odysseus has been a captive of the beautiful nymph Calypso, with whom he has spent seven of his ten lost years. Released by the intercession of his patroness Athena, through the aid of Hermes, he departs. It's the beginning of an astonishing journey for the Man and for Literature itself.Complete edition with footnotes and an interactive table of contents.

Iliadtranslated by Alexander Pope. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Homer   -  Synapse Publishing, 2019  - 

Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, the Iliad tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' imminent death and the fall of Troy, although the narrative ends before these events take place. The Iliad, with Odyssey, is the seminal literary work for all western culture: the epic poem that influenced the following literature for centuries.Complete edition with an interactive table of contents.