From Stephen Mitchell, the renowned translator whose Iliad was named one of The New Yorker 's Favorite Books of 2011, comes a vivid new translation of the Odyssey , complete with textual notes and an illuminating introductory essay. The hardcover publication of the Odyssey received glowing reviews:
The Odyssey
β Scribed by Tania Zamorsky; Homer; Eric Freeberg; Arthur Pober
- Book ID
- 111956565
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 574 KB
- Edition
- Classic Starts
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781402789083
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact. Young readers will thrill at Odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the enchantress Circe, who turns his crew into pigs; and the angry sea god Poseidon.
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### Amazon.com Review Robert Fagles's translation is a jaw-droppingly beautiful rendering of Homer's _Odyssey_ , the most accessible and enthralling epic of classical Greece. Fagles captures the rapid and direct language of the original Greek, while telling the story of Odysseus in lyrics that ring
The Odyssey is considered to be one of the greatest pieces of world literature. Its basic story--the homecoming of Odysseus--is widely known. Although it has often been translated, earlier versions do not give the reader the full sense of its oral epic nature as a song that came into being through a