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THE ODYSSEY (Signet Classics) Paperback By Homer
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- MPN
- Does not apply
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Personalized
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780451474339
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0451474333
ISBN-13
9780451474339
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215240974
Product Key Features
Book Title
Odyssey
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Classics, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, General, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Poetry, Fiction
Format
Mass Market
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
6.4 Oz
Item Length
6.9 in
Item Width
4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
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Reviews
"[Robert Fitzgerald's translation is] a masterpiece . . . An Odyssey worthy of the original." The Nation "[Fitzgerald's Odyssey and Iliad ] open up once more the unique greatness of Homer's art at the level above the formula; yet at the same time they do not neglect the brilliant texture of Homeric verse at the level of the line and the phrase." The Yale Review "[In] Robert Fitzgerald's translation . . . there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand, and this line-by-line vigilance builds up into a completely credible imagined world." from the Introduction by Seamus Heaney
Synopsis
THE GREATEST ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME--NOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD. Homer's Odyssey has been called "the first novel," "the first expression of the mind in literary form," and "the best story ever written." Whether fans of suspense, fantasy or human drama, readers of all ages thrill to Homer's vibrant picture of Odysseus on his decade-long journey, as he meets the lotus-eaters, cunningly flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the sexy Sirens, narrowly escapes Scylla and Charybdis, averts his eyes from Medusa, docks in exotic cities--all the while struggling to make it home to his wife and son. Adventure on the high seas, legendary romance, tests of endurance, betrayal, heroism--the saga has all these and more, imagined by the most famous bard of all time. But, as Aristotle pointed out, "his greatness was that he himself was nowhere to be found in his story. His characters were everywhere." Blind and possibly illiterate, Homer has still "in loftiness of thought surpass'd"* any storyteller since 900 B.C.E. *John Dryden, Homer's epic tale of travel, monsters and Gods in an accessible translation by W.H.D. Rouse. Richly imagined by the blind bard around 900 B.C.E., Homer's story follows Odysseus on a decade-long journey as he flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the Sirens, averts his eyes from Medusa and docks in exotic cities - ever longing to return to his wife and son. Read the epic story in this accessibly, lively and compelling translation, now available in an affordable Signet edition., THE GREATEST ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME--SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN Whether fans of suspense, fantasy, or human drama, readers of all ages thrill to Homer's epic tale of the legendary Odysseus on his decade-long journey, as he meets the lotus-eaters, cunningly flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the sexy Sirens, narrowly escapes Scylla and Charybdis, averts his eyes from Medusa, docks in distant cities--all the while struggling to make it home to his wife and son. Adventure on the high seas, legendary romance, tests of endurance, betrayal, heroism--the saga of The Odyssey has all these and more, imagined by the most famous bard of all time.
LC Classification Number
PA4021.A2
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