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The Odyssey of Homer

by Homer
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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.
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Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

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  • ISBN: 9780553897777
  • Release date: December 6, 2005

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  • ISBN: 9780553897777
  • File size: 2847 KB
  • Release date: December 6, 2005

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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature Thriller

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1050
Text Difficulty:6-9

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.
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Classic Literature Fiction Literature Thriller