Set sail on an epic journey with Emily Wilson's adaptation of The Odyssey, the basis for Christopher Nolan's big-screen interpretation. Follow Odysseus and his crew as they outsmart a Cyclops, resist the Sirens' deadly song and confront the mythical creatures that stand between them and home. Told in beautiful verse, this enduring epic invites you to embark on the legendary voyage back to Ithaca. Discover The Odyssey and other mythology-inspired reads to inspire your own journey.
Emily Wilson takes readers on a tour through the ancient world for an entertaining exploration of Greek and Roman literature and their impact on our modern world.
Weaving literary elements with historical evidence, Emily Hauser explores the complex and powerful women in Homer's most iconic works and the real women they were inspired by.
Featuring her signature wit and insight, Mary Beard analyzes the obsession with art and ancient traditions from Greece and Rome and what it really means to be considered "classic."
Madeline Miller's Circe is the action-packed origin story of an unforgettable and unparalleled woman, following her epic journey of self-discovery.
After Emily Wilson brought The Odyssey to a new generation of readers, she returned with a fresh take on Homer's The Iliad.
A Booker Prize-winning author shares her own interpretation of The Iliad as experienced by the women living through the final weeks of the Trojan War.
