epic poetry

Contains two epics by Homer, including "The Iliad" which is a classic account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hector and "The Odyssey" in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home from the Trojan War while his wife and son are forced to scheme to protect his throne.

Homer's classical account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hektor.

Contains two editions of Walt Whitman's collection of poems, including the 1855 first edition which contains twelve unnamed poems, and the 1891-92 "deathbed edition" which Whitman finished months before his death and includes almost four hundred poems.

Presents an English translation of the oldest existing epic poem in French, telling the tale of the massacre in 778 of Charlemagne's rearguard at Roncesvalles in northern Spain, and includes an introduction and notes.

Presents an English verse translation of the twelfth-century epic about the exploits of Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar--the Cid--a knight of vision and courage, and features the Spanish text on facing pages.

A translation of Homer's epic poem about Odysseus's adventures during his return from the Trojan War, with notes, a glossary, and a map of Homer's world.

Presents Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home from the Trojan War while his wife and son are forced to scheme to protect his throne; and includes an introduction, time line, outline of key themes, explanatory notes, critical analyses, and discussion questions.

Presents the classic story "Beowulf" along with chronology, a timeline of significant events, explanatory and textual notes, critical analysis, and outline of key themes and plots.

A 1990 verse translation of Homer's epic Greek poem, telling of the trails and exile, return and revenge of Odysseus, featuring twelve engravings by Italian-born painter Marialuisa De Romans.

Presents the classic poem in which a Norse hero saves Denmark's royal house from monsters, returns home to become his own people's greatest king, and then faces a murderous dragon to protect them. Presented in the original Old English with a verse translation on facing pages.