The Odyssey of Homer - Hardcover

Homer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520070216 ISBN 13: 9780520070219

Publisher: University of California Press, 1990

Synopsis

A highly regarded translator of Virgil and Dante bends his efforts to Homer's masterful work, offering a new verse translation that is at once precise and vigorous

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From the Publisher:

Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives 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. Favorite of the gods, Odysseus embodies the energy, intellect, and resourcefulness that were of highest value to the ancients and that remain ideals in out time.

In this new verse translation, Allen Mandelbaum--celebrated poet and translator of Virgil's Aeneid and Dante's Divine Comedy --realizes the power and beauty of the original Greek verse and demonstrates why the epic tale of The Odyssey has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.

"A splendid achievement outstripping all competitors."--Anthony A. Long, author of Hellenistic Philosophy

"With real poetic power...his book is one no lover of living poetry should miss."--The New York Times Book Review

From the Back Cover:

"A splendid achievement outstripping all competitors."--Anthony A. Long, author of Hellenistic Philosophy

"With real poetic power...his book is one no lover of living poetry should miss."--The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0520070216
• ISBN 13: 9780520070219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 536