The Odyssey of Homer
Format:Paperback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Published:5th Jul '07
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This is Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' triumph over Troy and arduous journey home: Odysseus survives a storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope.
“A splendid achievement. . . the best translation there is of a great, perhaps the greatest, poet.” — New York Times Book Review “A landmark in the history of modern translation. . . . Lattimore has reanimated Homer for this generation, and perhaps for other generations to come.” — Times Literary Supplement (London) “Lattimore’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey is the most eloquent, persuasive, and imaginative I have seen. It reads as if the poem had originally been written in English.” — Paul Engle "The best. . . translator of Greek poetry into English is Richmond Lattimore. . . . This is the best Odyssey in modern English." — Gilbert Highet "[Lattimore's] Odyssey is his masterpiece." — Walter Kaufmann
ISBN: 9780061244186
Dimensions: 203mm x 135mm x 23mm
Weight: 295g
400 pages