The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Homer
ISBN: 9780140268867
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The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles

A Penguin Classic

Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning modern-verse translation. "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy." So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Review hails as "a distinguished achievement."

If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. In the myths and legends retold here,

Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb introduction and textual commentary provide insightful background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles's translation. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, to captivate a new generation of Homer's students. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edged paper.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Homer
  • ISBN: 9780140268867
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.40 x 1.50
  • Number Of Pages: 560
  • Publication Year: 1997

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  • As epic an adventure as one can find.

    Victor G. - 1 year 7 months ago

    Homer composed this piece sometime in the 8th century B.C. and it is not only among the oldest written stories, it is also part of the world's first trilogy (composed of the Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid). Written as a poem, the work mainly centers on the greek hero Odysseus as he makes the arduous journey home after the fall of Troy. After many years and many hardships, he finally arrives only to discover that he must fend off would-be suiters to his beloved bride. This truly is one of the best examples of the human driven epic tale.

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  • Reliable product

    Tu T. - 5 years 6 months ago

    The book is in great condition. There are not many notes in it. All the pages are still intact. Love it.