Homer's Iliad & Odyssey, abridged - More than 3,000 years after the fall of Troy, here at last is a rendition of the Homeric epic that everybody can understand and appreciate. The world can't hear Homer speak his own words, but Stanley Lombardo is the next best thing. Reading his own acclaimed (unabridged) translations, Lombardo's insightful rendition takes advantage of the rhythms and other poetic resources of everyday American speech. The result provides cinematic and performance qualities to the time-honored poetry ... Read More
Homer's Iliad & Odyssey, abridged - More than 3,000 years after the fall of Troy, here at last is a rendition of the Homeric epic that everybody can understand and appreciate. The world can't hear Homer speak his own words, but Stanley Lombardo is the next best thing. Reading his own acclaimed (unabridged) translations, Lombardo's insightful rendition takes advantage of the rhythms and other poetic resources of everyday American speech. The result provides cinematic and performance qualities to the time-honored poetry-sharp scene cuts, dynamic language, urgency of the characters (human and divine). His virtuoso performance in these audiobooks reflects years of experience before a wide variety of audiences-beautifully paced, shaped, intoned, and acted throughout. Read Less
Add this copy of The Essential Homer: Substantial & Complete Passages to cart. $65.49, new condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 2006 by Parmenides Publishing.
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New. Containing 14 CDs, this abridgement of the Homeric epics "Iliad" and "Odyssey" conveys the shape of both poems through a selection of substantial and complete passages. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 242 x 44. Weight in Grams: 536. 2006. Abridged. audioCD.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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