Norton critical edition. Includes text, analogues, and criticism. Translated and edited by Benjamin R. Foster. The Sumerian Gilgamesh poems translated by Douglas Frayne. The Hittite Gilgamesh translated by Gary Beckman.

An exquisitely designed leather-bound edition with a gold-foiled cover, this omnibus featuring Samuel Butler s translations of the two Homeric epics comes with a ribbon bookmark, gilded edges and beautiful endpapers. Ideal to be read and treasured, it makes for a perfect addition to any library. The oldest extant works of Western literature, Homer s the Iliad and the Odyssey are an important part of the Greek culture. The Iliad gives a detailed poetic...

R.K. Narayan draws on the work of eleventh-century Tamil poet Kamban and recounts it with the narrative flair of a master novelist. The Ramayan is a sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe thronged with heroes, deities, and demons thrilling readers since the fourth century B.C.

A new verse translation by W. S. Merwin.

Includes authoritative text, contexts, and criticism. Translated by Seamus Heaney. Edited by Daniel Donoghue. Norton critical edition.

This non-metrical translaton of the first of Homer's great epics tells the story of the last few weeks of the Trojan War. The hero is Achilles whose wrath against Agamemmon brings tragic consequences not resolved until Achilles slays Hector outside the walls of Troy.