The Iliad
Homer · Ancient · Epic poetry
Ancient · Epic poetry
The Odyssey
by Homer. Odysseus struggles for ten years to return home, testing intelligence, loyalty, endurance, and the meaning of belonging.
- Date
- c. 8th century BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Epic poetry
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Odysseus struggles for ten years to return home, testing intelligence, loyalty, endurance, and the meaning of belonging.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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