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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarvard University Press

ISBN-100674995627

ISBN-139780674995628

eBay Product ID (ePID)49894

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleOdyssey, Volume II : Books 13-24

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEpic, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ancient & Classical

Publication Year1919

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenrePoetry, Fiction

AuthorHomer

Book SeriesLoeb Classical Library

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight11.9 Oz

Item Length6.6 in

Item Width4.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN93-037392

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number105

Volume Number4

Dewey Decimal883

Table Of ContentOdyssey Book 13 Book 14 Book 15 Book 16 Book 17 Book 18 Book 19 Book 20 Book 21 Book 22 Book 23 Book 24 Index

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisHere is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus's long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homer's classic poem features Odysseus's encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters, who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero's faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day and unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus's place. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock now brings the Loeb's Odyssey up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is worded for today's readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and index., The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer (eighth century BC) are the two oldest European epic poems. The latter tells of Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War and the temptations, delays, and dangers he faced at every turn., The hero's journey home from war. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus' long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homer's classic poem features Odysseus' encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters, who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero's faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day and unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus' place. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock has brought the Loeb's Odyssey up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is worded for today's readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and index.

LC Classification NumberPA4025.A5M74 1995