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.
- ISBN10 1930972121
- ISBN13 9781930972124
- Publish Date 30 October 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Parmenides Publishing
- Edition Abridged edition
- Format Audiobook
- Duration 16 hours
- Language English