Epics

Beowulf

by Unknowntranslated Byfrancis Barton Gummere, Translated Byfrancis Barton Gummere and Unknowntranslated By Francis Barton Gummere Read by Tad E. 4.2
Beowulf is a monumental epic poem that captures the heroic deeds of its titular character, a warrior of great strength and valor. Set in the…

The Iliad of Homer

by Homer Read by StephenC 3.9
"The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set in the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of Iliu…

Paradise Lost

by John Milton Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.6
As Vergil had surpassed Homer by adapting the epic form to celebrate the origin of the author’s nation, Milton developed it yet further to r…

The Aeneid

by Virgil Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy,…

Paradise Regained

by John Milton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Paradise Regained is a poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, published in 1671. It is connected by name to his earlier and more…

The Mahabharata

by Romesh C. Dutt Read by om123 2.8
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to V…

The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.8
Spenser planned a 24-book romance-epic consisting of two parts, of which he completed half of the first. The first twelve books were to illu…

The Aeneid

by Virgil Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The Aeneid is the most famous Latin epic poem, written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. The story revolves around the legendary hero Aeneas,…

The Song of Hiawatha

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read by Peter Yearsley 4.8
I sing the Song of Hiawatha,Brave of heart and strong of arm.Daughter's son of old Nokomis,Fathered by the harsh West Wind.With its regular,…

The Odysseys of Homer

by Homer Read by Phil Schempf 4
The Odysseys are a collection of stories about Ulysses' journey home from the war at Troy purportedly written in the 8th century BCE by Home…

The Ballad of the White Horse

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Joshua B. Christensen 4.9
An English epic poem that follows the exploits of Alfred the Great in his defense of Christian civilization in England from the heathen nihi…

The Song Celestial

by Unknowntranslated Bysir Edwin Arnold, Translated Bysir Edwin Arnold and Unknowntranslated By Sir Edwin Arnold Read by Jothi Tharavant 4.5
This work is a unique rendering of the Bagavad Gita by a well known poet. It is faithful to the text and yet does not read like a translatio…

Adam and Eve

by John Milton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Adam and Eve is a poignant exploration of the first humans as depicted in John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost. This excerpt from Book IV …

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