Homer: Historical Fiction Books in Order

Homer

2 fiction

Homer is the traditional name attached to the Greek epic tradition behind the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Homer stands at the beginning of Greek literary culture, although the historical identity of the poet remains uncertain. The Iliad and the Odyssey grew from oral epic traditions and became foundational texts for Greek education, heroic ethics, mythology and later literature.

For the site, Homer belongs in Classical because the epics are primary ancient texts rather than modern historical fiction. They support pages on the Trojan War tradition, Greek myth, heroic society, oral poetry and the later reception of archaic Greece.

Historical fiction series by Homer (1 series)

Penguin Classics: Ancient World in Order

by various authors 32 books showing 2 books here 4.6(13,212)

Penguin Classics: Ancient World brings together foundational works of literature, history, philosophy, drama and poetry from the earliest civilisations through classical Greece and Rome. The wider Penguin Classics series began in 1946 with E. V. Rieu’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey, reflecting its original aim of making important texts…

1. The Iliad

4.4(3,001)

2. The Odyssey

4.7(1,739)

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