Greek and Roman Epic Poetry
Discover the greatest Greek and Roman epic poetry with this curated reading list, featuring Robert Fagles' celebrated Iliad and Odyssey, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Virgil's Aeneid—essential classics of ancient literature.
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The Aeneid
by Virgil
"Fitzgerald's [translation] is so decisively the best modern Aeneid that it is unthinkable that anyone will want to use any other version for a long time to come." —New York Review of Books Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission—translated by Robert Fitzgerald.
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Iliad and Odyssey Boxed Set
by Robert Fagles
This beautiful gift set of Robert Fagles' award-winning translations of Homer brings the energy of contemporary language to these enduring heroic epics.
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Metamorphoses
by Ovid
The modern, unacademic idiom of this translation of 'Metamorphoses' opens the way to a fresh understanding of Ovid's unique and elusive vision of reality.
