Track | Book | Reader | Length |
01 | The Odyssey: Book 01 | Kirsten Ferreri | 22:52 |
02 | The Odyssey: Book 02 | Kirsten Ferreri | 23:11 |
03 | The Odyssey: Book 03 | Kirsten Ferreri | 25:07 |
04 | The Odyssey: Book 04 | Kirsten Ferreri | 43:22 |
05 | The Odyssey: Book 05 | JemmaBlythe | 27:41 |
06 | The Odyssey: Book 06 | Gesine | 22:47 |
07 | The Odyssey: Book 07 | Hugh McGuire | 19:00 |
08 | The Odyssey: Book 08 | ontheroad | 30:00 |
09 | The Odyssey: Book 09 | Reynard T. Fox | 38:06 |
10 | The Odyssey: Book 10 | Reynard T. Fox | 36:48 |
11 | The Odyssey: Book 11 | Robin Cotter | 40:50 |
12 | The Odyssey: Book 12 | Robin Cotter | 29:42 |
13 | The Odyssey: Book 13 | JemmaBlythe | 24:45 |
14 | The Odyssey: Book 14 | David Barnes | 33:14 |
15 | The Odyssey: Book 15 | Kurt Wong | 30:05 |
16 | The Odyssey: Book 16 | Robin Cotter | 27:58 |
17 | The Odyssey: Book 17 | Moira Fogarty | 31:33 |
18 | The Odyssey: Book 18 | Moira Fogarty | 22:24 |
19 | The Odyssey: Book 19 | hugh mac | 30:24 |
20 | The Odyssey: Book 20 | Kara Shallenberg | 22:08 |
21 | The Odyssey: Book 21 | Chris Hawk | 26:50 |
22 | The Odyssey: Book 22 | Chris Hawk | 30:08 |
23 | The Odyssey: Book 23 | Denny Sayers | 26:55 |
24 | The Odyssey: Book 24 | Denny Sayers | 38:32 |
Notes
Total running time: 11 hours and 44 minutes
Read by: Multiple readers
Book Coordinator: Gesine
Meta Coordinator: Gesine
Artwork
Cover: “The Prophet Jeremiah Mourning over the Destruction of Jerusalem” (1630) by Rembrandt van Rijn.
DVD Inset: Bust of Homer from the British Museum.
DVD Insert: Portrait of the Poet Homer 1639 in the manner of Caravaggio, artist unknown.
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The Odyssey by Homer is an epic poem composed in part as sequel to The Iliad that tells the story of the wily Greek hero Odysseus and his journey home to Ithaca following the end of the Trojan War. All begins well; Aeolus, the god of wind, bags the “bad winds” for Odysseus and sends him off on what should be a short voyage home. But nothing’s that simple: the crew unties the bag, the winds escape, and Odysseus and his mates, most of whom don’t survive the journey, are tossed about the known world for ten years to encounter one trial after another. Meanwhile, his extended absence has led to the assumption that he has died, and when he finally returns home in disguise he finds his wife Penelope and son Telemachus dealing with a group of unruly suitors vying for Penelope’s hand in marriage.
The Odyssey at heart is about the longing and struggles of homecoming, where those who know us best can help us see in stark relief both the person we have become and the person we once were and thus find a measure of our growth and progress, our aging and mortality. (Summary by Michael Hogan)
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0684758935984 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550992785 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD box |
Author | Homer (c. 8th cen - c. 8th cen) |
Translator | Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902) |
Year | 750 BC |
Recording | |
Read by | Multiple readers |
Length | 11 hours 44 minutes |
Type of Reading | Collaborative |
The Odyssey of Homer
- Author: Homer
- Product Code: DB-1013
- Availability: In Stock
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