The Epics
Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey
The Epics includes Homer’s two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad features a new prose rendering by Wesley J. Callihan, based on the 1883 translation of Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf, and Earnest Myers. The Odyssey features a new prose rendering by Wesley J. Callihan, based on the 1879 translation of Samuel Butcher and Andrew Lang.
Two works, one volume
- The IliadHomer · prose rendering by Wesley J. Callihan after Lang, Leaf and Myers (1883)
- The OdysseyHomer · prose rendering by Wesley J. Callihan after Butcher and Lang (1879)
Everything assigned in Greeks: The Epics, with the book and line references the lectures use.
The Epics, Old Western Culture Reader Vol. 1
- Pages820
- Dimensions6 × 9 in.
- Paperback ISBN978-1-944482-62-6
- Hardback ISBN978-1-944482-86-2 · casebound
- TranslatorWesley J. Callihan
- Series editorDaniel Foucachon
- PublisherRoman Roads Press, Moscow, Idaho
Sixteen volumes, Homer to Tolkien
The Old Western Culture Reader Series puts the great books of Western civilization in beautifully typeset, single-column volumes, one for each unit of the curriculum. Each stands on its own as well.
Questions
Do I need this to take the course?
No. The course includes this Reader as an eBook in the app, and your own edition works too. We recommend reading in print; this volume has every assigned text, in the editions the lectures follow.
How do I get the eBook?
It appears in your Roman Roads app library after the order, under the same account.
Can I use it without Old Western Culture?
Yes. It is a complete volume of the great books it holds, intended for high school students, adults reading the classics later in life, and teachers.