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title: "The Iliad and the Odyssey"
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# Dramatic, performative Odyssey style 2 epic poems in 1 volume Renaissance-era poetic translation The Iliad and the Odyssey

**Price:** £28.12
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## Summary

> 📜 Own the epic that shaped English poetry — timeless tales, timeless style!

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- **What is this?** The Iliad and the Odyssey
- **How much does it cost?** £28.12 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- Customers looking for quality international products

## Why This Product

- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Poetic Mastery:** Enjoy powerful iambic heptameter and pentameter rhythms, alliteration, rhyme, and literary puzzles that reward multiple readings.
- • **Cultural Fusion:** A unique blend of Classical Greek tales and Elizabethan English, making ancient heroes feel vividly relatable.
- • **Enduring Legacy:** Join a community of readers who cherish this foundational work that shaped English literature and language.
- • **Renaissance Revival:** George Chapman's 17th-century translation breathes fresh life into Homer’s classics with rich poetic artistry.
- • **Timeless Dual Epics:** Experience both the Iliad and Odyssey in one beautifully bound paperback edition.

## Overview

This paperback edition features George Chapman's acclaimed Renaissance translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, combining two of the Western world's greatest epic poems in English. Chapman's work uniquely fuses Classical Greek storytelling with Elizabethan poetic craftsmanship, offering readers a richly rhythmic, alliterative, and rhymed experience that has influenced English literature for centuries. Ideal for lovers of epic narratives, historical literature, and poetic artistry.

## Description

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 1840221178 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #145,582 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #96 in Sea Stories #135 in Epic Poetry #306 in Ancient & Medieval Literature |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (136) |
| Dimensions  | 12.7 x 5.59 x 19.69 cm |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 9781840221176 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1840221176 |
| Item weight  | 1.05 Kilograms |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 976 pages |
| Publication date  | 5 July 2000 |
| Publisher  | Wordsworth Editions |
| Reading age  | 18 years and up |

## Images

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## Frequently Bought Together

- Chapman's Homer the Iliad and the Odyssey (Classics of World Literature)
- The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)

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*Last updated: 2026-10-20*