The classics are rapidly receding from public consciousness, and modern revisions of them, such as the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou, are in genuine danger of never being linked to their original inspiration. Noted classicist Stanley Lombardo breathes new life into some of the most famous and beloved ancient works with this engaging and vibrant audio performance of carefully selected excerpts of Homer's "Iliad and "Odyssey. This state-of-the-art compact disc recording provides high-quality access to some of the greatest works in world literature.

"The definitive English version of Homer for our time."--"The Common Review

"Not only does one get an excellent translation of both Homer�, 2s "Iliad and "Odyssey . . . but the selections included are infinitely better and longer than what one normally gets in anthologies of Greek literature."--Kostas Myrsiades, Westchester University