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Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon.Sku: 9780393320978
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)
By: Seamus Heaney$21.95 -
Edmund Spenser (1552-99) ranks just below Shakespeare, with Chaucer and Milton, in the pantheon of great writers. In The Faerie Queene, he spins a sub-created fantasy universe that would be the model for Tolkien and Lewis. This poet, whom Milton considered to be a better teacher than the medieval theologians, wrote an epic tale of adventure, love, noble deeds, and faith.Sku: 9781591280958
Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves: Book I of Edmund Spenser’s ‘The Faerie Queene’
By: Edmund Spenser, Edited by Roy Maynard$41.50 -
Ovid's epic poem—whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages—is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's times to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work.Sku: 9780393326420
Metamorphoses
By: Ovid, Translated by Charles Martin$23.95 -
Milton's great 17th-century epic draws upon Bible stories and classical mythology to explore the meaning of existence, as understood by people of the Western world. Its roots lie in the Genesis account of the world's creation and the first humans; its focus is a poetic interpretation "Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit / Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste / Brought death into the world, and all our woe / With loss of Eden."Sku: 9780486442877
Paradise Lost
By: John Milton$22.50 -
With the three works included in this volume--Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, and Lycidas--Milton placed himself next to Shakespeare, Dante, and Homer as one of the greatest literary genius in history.Sku: 9780451531834
Paradise Lost and Other Poems
By: John Milton$8.99 -
The authoritative translations of The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso—together in one volume. Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise—the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.Sku: 9780451208637
The Divine Comedy
By: Dante Alighieri$29.99 -
"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.Sku: 9780226470498
The Iliad of Homer
By: Homer, Translated by Richmond Lattimore$24.95 -
SaleWestern civilization begins with the two greatest books of the ancient world, the Iliad and the Odyssey by the Greek poet Homer. Traditionally dated to the 8th century B.C., these epics were the most important influences in the formation of Greek culture. The Odyssey was the original great adventure story and character study. The Iliad was the principal textbook in the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, and the primary authority in matters of ethics and morals, civic behaviour, and military tactics.4 GradesSku: 9781615385010
The Odyssey – Instructional Videos (DVDs or Online Streaming)
By: Sean Brooks$68.35 – $74.50 -
The Odyssey was the original great adventure story and character study. The Odyssey Student Guide contains Reading Notes, Comprehension Questions, Quotations, and more. The answers are contained in Teacher Guide (sold separately).4 GradesSku: 9781615383436
The Odyssey – Student Guide
By: Stephen Musick$19.50 -
Our Teacher Manual has inset student pages with answers, teacher notes for each lesson, quizzes, and tests, giving the teacher all the background information needed to teach these books.4 GradesSku: 9781615383443
The Odyssey – Teacher Manual
By: Stephen Musick$24.95 -
Western civilization begins with the two greatest books of the ancient world, the Iliad and the Odyssey by the Greek poet Homer. Traditionally dated to the 8th century B.C., these epics were the most important influences in the formation of Greek culture. The Odyssey was the original great adventure story and character study. The Iliad was the principal textbook in the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, and the primary authority in matters of ethics and morals, civic behaviour, and military tactics.4 GradesSku: 9781547703425
The Odyssey – Text (Second Edition)
By: Homer, Translated by Samuel Butler$20.50 -
SaleWestern civilization begins with the Iliad and Odyssey. This is a perfect place to start your study of the Great Books. Memoria's study guides will help bring Homer’s great works alive for your student.
The Odyssey Set
By: $139.45 – $140.90Original price was: $139.45 – $140.90.$113.32 – $118.55Current price is: $113.32 – $118.55.By: $139.45 – $140.90Original price was: $139.45 – $140.90.$113.32 – $118.55Current price is: $113.32 – $118.55. Select options Quick View -
One of the great books of world literature--an unforgettable tale of jealousy, unrequited love, greed, and vengeance.Sku: 9780140447385
The Saga of the Volsungs
By: Anonymous, Translated by Jesse L. Byock$22.00 -
Experience the adventures of Hiawatha, his mother Nokomis, the trickster Pau-Puk-Keewis, and his friends Kwasind and Chibiabos, as well as his love for Minnehaha in these twenty-three collected poems.4 GradesSku: 9781922348159
The Song of Hiawatha
By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow$11.95 – $26.50 -
The Song of Roland, written by an unknown poet, tells of Charlemagne’s warrior nephew, Lord of the Breton Marches, who valiantly leads his men into battle against the Saracens, but dies in the massacre, defiant to the end.Sku: 9780140445329
The Song of Roland
By: Anonymous, Translated by Glyn S. Burgess$17.50