The Odyssey / Homer ; translated by Emily Wilson.
"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this ... version--the first English translation ... by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, this ... translation matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer's sprightly pace and singing with a voice that echoes Homer's music"--Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393356250 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 582 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
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General Note: | Translation of: Odyssey. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Translator's note -- Maps: The world of The Odyssey-- The Aegean and Asia Minor -- Mainland Greece -- The Peloponnese -- The Odyssey: The boy and the goddess -- A dangerous journey -- An old king remembers -- What the sea god said -- From the goddess to the storm -- A princess and her laundry -- A magical kingdom -- The songs of a poet -- A pirate in a shepherd's cave -- The winds and the witch -- The dead -- Difficult choices -- Two tricksters -- A loyal slave -- The prince returns -- Father and son -- Insults and abuse -- Two beggars -- The queen and the beggar -- The last banquet -- An archery contest -- Bloodshed -- The olive tree bed -- Restless spirits. |
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Subject: | Epic poetry, Greek > Translations into English. Odysseus (Greek mythology) > Poetry. |
Genre: | Poetry |
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