Epic Poetry
Readings of great seldom heard Epic Poems. These poems stem from a wonderful tradition of storytelling, of bards and skalds, and should be read aloud. Hear The Fall of Troy, the Volsunga saga, the story of Parzival, Paradise Lost, The Nibelungenlied, The Aeneid, the Lays of Ancient Rome and other great poems of mighty deeds, brave men, and gods.
The Fall of Troy - Book IX - How from his long lone exile returned to the war Philoctetes
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The battle on the plain of Troy rages on. Meanwhile, Diomede and Odysseus venture to Lemnos to retrieve Philoctetes, the archer - possessor of the bow and arrows of Hercules
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Just wanted to say that the rhapsodic modern epic poem called "The Common Weal: A fictitious Australian tragedy", only recently published in 2009, seems to have been at least partly inspired by Milton's work.
"The Common Weal" is about the rise and fall of Australia as an industrial power. It was written by the Australian poet-author Kundan Misra.
The book is here:
http://www.amazon.com/common-weal-fictitious-Australian-tragedy/dp/0980532035
His author page is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Kundan-Misra/e/B001K84KNE
With best wishes,
Sean
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