epic poetry

Puts Homer's "Odyssey" into context for students, presenting commentary and primary documents on archaeology, mythology, and class issues of Homer's time, and includes government documents and newspaper articles, relating the work to modern events.

Ibn Fadlan sets out in A.D. 922 as an ambassador from Bagdad to the King of Saqaliba, but before he arrives, he meets Viking chieftain Buliwyf, and joins him on a mission to Scandinavia where they must battle the monsters threatening the land.

A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

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.

A prose translation of "Beowulf, " the Anglo-Saxon tale in which a Geat warrior slays a monster to save the Danish people and eventually becomes a beloved king; includes explanatory notes, genealogies, appendixes on the original manuscript, and a glossary of proper names.

A collection of articles discussing "Beowulf, " its language, the different interpretations, and literary characters.

Adapts ancient poet Stesichorus's "Geryoneis" into an epic poem set in modern times, told by the red winged monster Geryon, whose inner passions are evoked by a love affair with a drifter, Herakles.

Ibn Fadlan sets out in A.D. 922 as an ambassador from Bagdad to the King of Saqaliba, but before he arrives, he meets Viking chieftain Buliwyf, and joins him on a mission to Scandinavia where they must battle the monsters threatening the land.

Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.