Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey: A Biography Audiobook

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• A dizzying and hugely enjoyable tour of the Homeric project… from Virgil’s remaking of the Iliad and the Odyssey into the Roman national epic, to scholars in medieval Baghdad who could recite Homer word for word from memory, and to the dramatic retelling of the Iliad by Alessandro Baricco… A hugely stimulating read.

  — Times (London)

• [Manguel's] love for his subject keeps it hypnotic, and Michael Prichard's delivery captures that emotional investment. Prichard evokes Homer's majesty as he reads the verse, and Manguel's admiration for the poet as well.

  — AudioFile

• Nothing less than a history of literature itself… An ambitious project - but one for which the author is perfectly qualified. This is recognisably the work of a compulsive translator and anthologiser: for like a literary bloodhound, Manguel has only to pick up the scent of a theme, and he is off pursuing it through a dizzy variety of languages and genres… Brilliant.

  — Spectator

• “[Manguel’s] love for his subject keeps it hypnotic, and Michael Prichard’s delivery captures that emotional investment. Prichard evokes Homer’s majesty as he reads the verse, and Manguel’s admiration for the poet, as well.”

  — Audiofile

• Prichard comfortably guides listeners through this exegesis of Homer’s classics, fully capturing Manguel’s enthusiasm for the topic. Reading in a rich baritone and exhibiting a facility with accents for many languages (from Greek to German), Prichard is an accomplished performer. Fans of Homer and others who enjoy exploring the long tail of the classics will appreciate this intriguing study.

  — Booklist