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The Odyssey by Homer (Paperback, 1992)
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Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His colourful adventures, his endurance, his love for his wife and son have the same power to move and inspire readers today as they did in Archaic Greece, 2800 years ago. This poem has been translated many times over the years, but Chapman's sinewy, gorgeous rendering (1616) stands in a class of its own. Chapman believed himself inspired by the spirit of Homer himself, and matches the breadth and power of the original with a complex and stunning idiom of his own. John Keats expressed his admiration for the resulting work in the famous sonnet, 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer': 'Much have I travelled in the realms of gold...' AUTHOR: The two earliest surviving poetic works of ancient Greece, the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey' are attributed to 'Homer', but it seems likely that no such individual existed, the works being developed over an extended period of time until they achieved their final form in the 6th century BC. Whatever their origins, these epic poems were a major influence in the development of Greek culture.Product Identifiers
PublisherWordsworth Editions LTD
ISBN-139781853260254
eBay Product ID (ePID)87303639
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Odyssey
AuthorHomer
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year1992
Number of Pages512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight317g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorHomer
Series TitleWordsworth Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 17 Jul, 2018
Hart his view of the Odyssey
This book is a good read,lots of action just a hint of the wooden horse on three occasions.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Nov, 2019
I would appreciate the correct book to be sent
not the book I sent for. wrong translator, wrong coverVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 May, 2024
Like brand new, affordable and great multi buy deals
Like brand new, affordable and great multi buy dealsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Jul, 2020
Thanks
GreatVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 31 Aug, 2016
VERY GOOD
Very good book, excellent serviceVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Dec, 2019
classic
classicVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Aug, 2022
ok
very small printVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
