epic poetry

Presents a translation of the Old English poem which tells the story of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel; also includes an introduction to the poem and explanatory and textual notes.

Presents Homer's classic account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hector.

Presents the English translation to the ancient Babylonian epic poem of Gilgamesh written approximately 1700 BCE about the historical king of Uruk in Mesopotamia around 2750 BCE.

Presents John Milton's epic poem, which chronicles man's fall from grace and Satan's rebellion against God, providing a scholarly introduction, chronology, bibliography, Andrew Marvell's verse tribute to Milton from the second edition, and explanatory notes.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the Old English epic poem, "Beowulf, " 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.

A modern translation of Virgil's classic epic poem, "The Aeneid," in which Aeneas, the future founder of Rome, embarks from the ruins of Troy on a treacherous journey toward a new home.

Irish poet Seamus Heaney presents his verse translation of "Beowulf," the story of a Norse hero who saves Denmark's royal house from monsters.

The epic poem recounting the experiences of Odysseus during his return from the Trojan War.

"Presents an overview of narrative poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use narrative poems to express ideas."--Publisher description.

Presents twentieth-century critical essays on Homer's "Odyssey" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.