The Odyssey of Homer
Narrated by Elizabeth Vandiver
The Great Courses: Western Literature
- Released
- July 8, 2013
- Length
- 6 hrs 5 mins
- Format
- Lecture
- Publisher
- The Great Courses
Join Professor Vandiver in this engaging series of 12 lectures exploring Homer's Odyssey, as he delves into the epic's most significant episodes and themes. Through insightful analysis, the course examines questions about Odysseus's longing to return home, the cultural context behind the poem, and the story's intricate details, providing a comprehensive introduction for new readers. This series offers valuable perspectives for those interested in understanding the profound adventures and characters of this timeless classic.
More in The Great Courses: Western Literature
Understanding Literature and Life: Drama, Poetry and Narrative
The Great Courses
Myth in Human History
The Great Courses
The Skeptic's Guide to the Great Books
The Great Courses
From Plato to Post-modernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author
The Great Courses
The Western Literary Canon in Context
The Great Courses
Dante's Divine Comedy
The Great Courses, William R. Cook
Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition, 2nd Edition
The Great Courses
The Iliad of Homer
The Great Courses
Classical Mythology
The Great Courses
Greek Tragedy
The Great Courses
The Aeneid of Virgil
The Great Courses
Herodotus: The Father of History
The Great Courses
RecentAudiobook tracks The Great Courses and over 137,000 other authors for new releases.
Follow the authors you love and hear about every new audiobook the day it lands.
Related audiobooks
The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
The Great Courses, Dorsey Armstrong
Classical Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome
The Great Courses
Letters from an Astrophysicist
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Full-Cast Edition)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
J.K. Rowling
Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas
The Shawshank Redemption
Stephen King