Classic Starts(r) the Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

Classic Starts(r) the Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

This high interest/low vocabulary retelling of The Iliad introduces young readers to Homers thrilling epic tale. Set during the siege of Troy, and complete with duels, battles, larger-than-life characters like Achilles, and the famed Greek gods, The Iliad is truly the ultimate adventure

Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

In every century since the renaissance, English speakers have felt compelled to possess a translation written especially for their own time of this great epic poem, the earliest and most central literary text of Western culture. That need has been thoroughly met in our century by the distinguished

Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

The Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E. V. Rieu's classic translation.The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization - an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone of Western culture. The story centres

The Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These

The Iliad: A New Translation by Peter Green (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its

Classic Starts(r) the Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Lofting Hugh)(Pevná vazba)

Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

A translation of Homer's great epic poem. Fitzgerald has also translated Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Virgil's

Homer (Graziosi Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE, Homer had already become

The Iliad and the Odyssey Boxed Set (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning set of Homer's epics, brilliantly translated by a leading ancient world scholar. Hailed by reviewers and readers alike, Peter Green's landmark translations of Homer's timeless epics are now available for the first time in this striking and sleekly designed collector-worthy set. With the

Iliad: Books 13-24 (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homer's stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the terrible anger of Achilles, the best of the Achaeans, over a grave insult to his personal honor and relates its tragic result--a chain

Homer: Iliad Book XVIII (Homer)(Paperback)

Book 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. This edition provides an introduction, text and commentary suitable for intermediate and advanced students of Greek. It includes grammatical and other aid to translation but lays particular emphasis on

Classic Starts(r) the Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Following Sterlings spectacularly successful launch of its childrens classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the worlds beloved tales (and children) with the respect they

The Iliad - Homér

A translation of Homer's poem of war which is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad. This volume retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks and Trojans

The Iliad of Homer (Homer)(Paperback)

'Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus / and its devastation.' For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation--the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's

Iliad - A New Translation (Homer)(Paperback / softback)

A stunning new translation of the classic tale of the fall of Troy from one of the world's finest translators. If you enjoyed THE SONG OF ACHILLES, discover the original and the

Classic Starts(r) the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle Sir Arthur Conan)(Pevná vazba)

Following Sterlings spectacularly successful launch of its childrens classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the worlds beloved tales (and children) with the respect they

Classic Starts(r) Pinocchio (Collodi Carlo)(Pevná vazba)

Mischievous, lazy, and full of tricks, the puppet Pinocchio causes trouble for his creator, Geppetto, almost as soon as he comes to life. Yet, more than anything, this naughty and playful creature wants to become a real boy. To make his dreams come true, he must prove himself worthy. Come along on

The Iliad (Homer)(Paperback)

War, glory, despair, and mourning: for 2,700 years, the Iliad has gripped listeners and readers with the story of Achilles' anger and Hector's death. It is a tale of many truths, speaking of powerful emotions, the failures of leadership, the destructive power of beauty, the quest for fame, the

Classic Starts(r) Pollyanna (Porter Eleanor H.)(Pevná vazba)

'Once you start looking for the happy things, you don't think about the bad ones as much.' That's the joyful way Pollyanna sees the world: no matter what happens, she plays her 'Just Be Glad' game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she's orphaned and forced to live with her rigid

Iliad (Homer)(Paperback / softback)

Much more than a series of battle scenes, the Iliad is a work of extraordinary pathos and profundity that concerns itself with issues as fundamental as the meaning of life and

Classic Starts(r) a Little Princess (Burnett Frances Hodgson)(Pevná vazba)

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect

The Iliad: A New Translation by Peter Green (Homer)(Paperback)

One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its

Classic Starts(r) White Fang (London Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who 'trains' him through constant whippings, and then by another who forces him to participate in vicious dogfights