Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of. Open the folderdrive and copy your mobi files to the documents folder. Enhanced with an introduction read by susan sarandon, this audio book edition of the iliad fully captures the epic nature of this story of an ancient tragedy. It is read by a number of different volunteer narrators at librivox and the quality sounds pretty good for each of them. The first of homers great epic poems, the iliad portrays the final days of the trojan war. Musical cues introduce the beginning and end of each chapter, and are welldone by slightly intrusive. Since there seems to be some actual development going on at audible, given that they finally rolled out the new library with collections or at least started rolling it out, i figured this would be a good time to start raising my voice about getting the series page on mobile. Librivox recording of homers iliad translated by samuel butler, read by librivox volunteers. Kindle amazon use mobi ebooks to view them on your kindle. The iliad of homer active toc, free audiobook by homer. Separately, but certainly worth noting, librivox offers free audiobook versions of the iliad and odyssey, both based on the butler translation. The iliad for boys and girls audiobook free audio books. Feb, 20 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. Composed around 730 bc, homers iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted 10year war between the invading achaeans, or greeks, and the trojans in their besieged city of ilion.
Naxos audiobooks iliad, the unabridged anton lesser. The iliad audiobook by homer try our site with free audio books. They are both attributed to the blind poet homer, and are called iliad and odyssey. Set in the trojan war, the tenyear siege of ilium, by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between king agamemnon and the warrior achilles. Jacobi is a great actor, but he tends to overact when reading the iliad by, for instance, stretching long vowels, and his audiobook is an abridgement. The iliad planet ebook 100% free literature for win. Homers story is thrilling, and his greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or written. The iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to homer. Listen to homers ancient greek epic poem the iliad, translated by samuel butler. The iliad of homer audiobook by elizabeth vandiver, the great courses try our site with free audio books. Its supreme importance in greek literature slowly permeated to the rest of the western world and in time to come, the two epic poems, the iliad and the odyssey became the reference points for thousands of works of art. Perhaps the greatest poem of the western world, the iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the trojan war. Listen to homers epic poem the odyssey which follows the greek hero odysseus on his journey from troy to his home of ithaca after the trojan war.
The fitzgerald translation is what im listening to right now and really enjoying it fagles is more recent, from the 90s and is the popular translation right now and most recommended to new readers. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month. The iliad of homer, unabridged audiobook on 1 mp3 cd ebay. Zeus begins to taunt hera, mocking her and athena for standing by while aphrodite rescues paris. The iliad stands as the oldest work of european literature still in existence. Listen to the iliad by homer available from rakuten kobo. The iliad by homer part 1 of 2 full audiobook greatestaudiobooks special offer.
Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Though stevens speeds up in the heat of the moment, he reads with perfect clarity, intelligence, and passion. The iliad is one of the two great epics of homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say the iliad. Theyre now added to our list of free audio books, and we have etexts within our free ebooks collection. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Written by homer, richmond lattimore translator, narrated by charlton griffin. It seems simpler and more easily readable compared to fitzgerald which is somewhat more lyrical. Two major epic poems came from ancient greece and had the power to shape our culture for centuries. The ancients believed it was a bard called homer, although they disagreed about biographical details. The iliad for boys and girls audiobook by alfred j. This unabridged edition is a collaborative effort from librivox involving 16 narrators, and they all seem to have adequate sound quality and narrating ability. A must for school and community library audiobook collections, this parmenides audio 12 cd, 15 hour edition of the iliad is enthusiastically recommended for all listeners searching for an engaging, entertaining, and memorable reading of the classic work.
One of the foremost achievements in western literature, homers iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the trojan war. The iliad book i s ing, o goddess, the anger of achilles son of peleus, that brought countless ills upon the achaeans. This is the best audio performance of the iliad ive found, with a modern translation grounded by a rich, oldschool vocal performance. 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. The iliad audiobook free download the top audiobooks on.
At its center is achilles, the greatest warriorchampion of the greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader, agamemnon. 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 iliad is purportedly written by the blind poet homer some time during the eighth century bc. The iliad tells the epic story of the war of troy and its tenyear. Church wrote many books looking at classical literature, but is especially well known for his retelling of classic books in a style so that younger readers may follow the story.
Mar 14, 2014 the iliad is purportedly written by the blind poet homer some time during the eighth century bc. Which version of the iliad by homer is the best on audible. It would be a disaster, monet and cost no justification the kindle cost is a giveaway. Learn about the wrath of achilles, the greek hero of the trojan war, along with. It is an essential precursor to the infamous journey of odysseus. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. One of britains leading classical actors, anton lesser has worked extensively at the national theatre, and is an associate artist of the royal shakespeare company, where, over the years, he has played many of the principal roles, including romeo, troilus, petruchio and richard iii. The iliad, together with the odyssey, is one of two ancient greek epic poems traditionally attributed to homer. Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. The iliad audiobook by homer, samuel butler translator try our site with free audio books. Iliad audiobook by homer, stanley lombardo translator. 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, all while placating the touchy gods, though one can. The iliad audiobook homer, richmond lattimore translator. Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your mp3 player or computer.
Composed in twentyfour books of greek hexameter poetry, it portrays the events of the last year. But until now, even the best english translations havent been able to recreate the energy. The iliad and odyssey they form the bedrock of western literature and culture. Things seem to get better, but if you prefer to stay home still, follow us to southern europe with 10 gems from our catalog. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Dr i want audible to add the series page to the mobile app.
The iliad audiobook free download one of the bestloved works by homer, this popular, renowned poetry audiobook is now available for free download from spotify, deezer, and in high quality from audible as well. The iliad, by homer full audiobook homers iliad is the first great work of western literature. At its centre is achilles, the greatest warriorchampion of the greeks, and his refusal to fi. Instead of downloading multiple mp3 files, you can now simply listen to the original audiobook for free and legally. The identity of the composer of the odyssey and the iliad is a matter of some speculation. Achilles has quarrelled with agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while hector brings his trojans to the brink of victory. The iliad audiobook by homer 9782291064497 rakuten kobo. 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. A must for school and community library audiobook collections, this parmenides audio 12 cd, 15 hour edition of the iliad is enthusiastically recommended for all listeners searching for. Theyre now added to our list of free audio books, and we have etexts within. It was commonly thought that he lived on chios, an isl. The iliad has stood the test of time and is still one of it not the best depictions of ancient warfare.
Librivox offers free audiobook versions of the iliad and odyssey, both based on the butler translation. 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. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. His audiobook has no introduction, but after the poem a professor reads a section of the iliad in the exotic original greek. The iliad by homer part 1 of 2 full audiobook greatest. With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author caroline alexander brings to life homers timeless epic of the trojan war. The iliad is one of the two great epics of homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say the iliad is a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters. Connect your kindle device with your computer using a usb cable.