In that order (Illiad, Odyssey, Aeneid) - the Illiad is about the war between the Greeks and the city-state of Troy (Illium). The Odyssey is about the trip home (after the way) by Odysseus (or Ulysses). Those two form a pair. The Aeneid was written much later - in Latin, and is based on the Odyssey as a ‘model’. In the Western classical tradition, Homer (Greek: Ὅμηρος) is considered the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature/5. Homer was a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses’s wanderings. Product details Publisher : Penguin Classics; Slp edition (Septem)/5().
The Aeneid is the last of this trilogy of the Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid and written by the Roman writer Virgil in the Homeric epic style. Virgil wrote the Aeneid in BC under orders of the new emperor Augustus. After fighting a civil war to secure his rule, Augustus asked Virgil to write an epic poem that would glorify him to help. When writing the Aeneid, Virgil (or Vergil) drew from his studies on the Homeric epics of the Iliad and the Odyssey to help him create a national epic poem for the Roman people. Virgil used several characteristics associated with epic poetry, more specifically Homer's epics, including the use of hexameter verse, book division, lists of genealogies and underlying themes to draw parallels. The Aeneid, the Iliad and the Odyssey Literature Comparison. The Aeneid is an epic poem written by Virgil. This work narrates the story of Augustus by using the character, Aeneas. The Aeneid is related to Greece and Rome, as the story begins in Troy and ends in Rome. The principal aim of the work is to appreciate the achievements of Augustus.
The Iliad is the story of the rage and wrath of Achilles during the Trojan War while the Odyssey is the story of Odysseus' ten year journey to return home after the sack of Troy. Both are wonderful stories I'm sure we're all familiar with so I won't spend time on a summary suffice to say that both are very well written, composed, and stunning in their imagery and subject matter. Chapter 3: Homer, The Odyssey and Virgil, The Aeneid. This chapter is intended for readers who really liked The Iliad and want to try either—or both—of the other great narrative poems of antiquity, Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid. Neither of these poems is quite as difficult as The Iliad, and both of them are fun to read. In the Western classical tradition, Homer (Greek: Ὅμηρος) is considered the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.
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