Homer: Greek Epic Poetry: Selections from the Iliad and the Odyssey

English translations of Homer’s epics Iliad and Odyssey are familiar inhabitants of American high school reading lists. Many modern students, however, have never read or heard the original texts read in their classic Greek. This recording, featuring the clear and dramatic enunciation of classicist John F.C. Richards, brings the most emotionally potent episodes of the Iliad and the Odyssey to life. This is an excellent resource for the Homer enthusiast who wants a sense of the music of the original Greek as well as for the Greek scholar seeking to improve the fluidity of his or her pronunciation. The liner notes provide the original Greek text and English translation.

Track Listing

101	The Iliad: Hector and Andromache (Book VI) (1)	John F.C. Richards	06:07
102	The Iliad: Hector and Andromache (Book VI) (2)	John F.C. Richards	06:59
103	The Iliad: Priam and Achilles (Book XXIV) (1)	John F.C. Richards	05:58
104	The Iliad: Priam and Achilles (Book XXIV) (2)	John F.C. Richards	07:48
201	The Odyssey: Nausicaa (Book VI)	John F.C. Richards	04:11
202	The Odyssey: Nausicaa and Odysseus (Book VI)	John F.C. Richards	07:06
203	The Odyssey: The Cyclops and Odysseus (Book IX)	John F.C. Richards	03:43
204	The Odyssey: Circe (Book X)	John F.C. Richards	05:43
205	The Odyssey: Odysseus and His Mother's Shade (Book XI)	John F.C. Richards	08:12