The Odyssey

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Penguin UK
• Release : 30 January 2003

'The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself' Guardian The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his bravery and cunning to reach his

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
• Release : 30 July 2021

Homer bidding farewell to his wife, Odysseus bound to the mast, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been portrayed in every generation. Chapman's translations are argued to be two of the liveliest and readable.

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Univ of California Press
• Release : 30 July 2021

"This is a translation of the epic Greek poem by Homer."--Provided by publisher.

• Author : Stanley P Baldwin
• Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Release : 02 May 2011

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. In CliffsNotes on The Odyssey, you follow along on Homer's grand adventure. This epic poem unfurls the story of Odysseus' triumph over Troy and arduous journey home to reclaim his kingdom. At 2,500 years old, it is one of the finest books ever

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Penguin Classics
• Release : 30 July 1996

A new translation of the epic poem retells the story of Odysseus's ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.

• Author : Homer,Stanley Lombardo
• Publisher : Hackett Publishing
• Release : 01 March 2000

A translation of the epic poem retells the story of Odysseus's ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 01 October 2013

A new translation of Homer's epic adventure endeavors to instill the poetic nature of its original language while retaining accuracy, readability, and character vibrancy, creating the most captivating rendition of one of the defining masterpieces of Western literature.

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 01 September 2016

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Viking Adult
• Release : 30 July 1996

A new translation of the epic poem retells the story of Odysseus's ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War

• Author : Seth Benardete
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Release : 01 October 2008

In this exciting interpretation of the Odyssey, the late renowned scholar Seth Benardete suggests that Homer may have been the first to philosophize in a Platonic sense. He argues that the Odyssey concerns precisely the relation between philosophy and poetry and, more broadly, the rational and the irrational in human beings. In light of this possibility, Bernardete works back and forth from Homer to Plato to examine the relation between wisdom and justice and tries to recover an original understanding

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 30 July 1879

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 01 May 2014

Sing to me of the resourceful man, O Muse, who wandered far after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. He saw the cities of many men and he learned their minds. He suffered many pains on the sea in his spirit, seeking to save his life and the homecoming of his companions. Odysseus--soldier, sailor, trickster, and everyman--is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
• Release : 01 October 2007

For a work that is a foundational text not merely of modern literature but of all of Western civilization, it's surprising how little is known of its origins. The epic adventure The Odyssey was originally told in oral form and may have been written down for the first time in the 8th century BC. We attribute the work to the Greek poet Homer, but little is known about him, or if, indeed, the author was but a single person. What

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 30 July 1875

• Author : Homer
• Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
• Release : 30 July 1991

Odysseus, the most heroic of the ancient Greek warriors, journeys home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.