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The Odyssey

By Homer

The Odyssey Classics

The Odyssey

By Homer

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Description
Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
560
Release Date:
2006-11-30
Publication Date:
2006-11-30
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143039954
ISBN13:
9780143039952
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
390 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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