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This excellent prose translation of Homer's epic poem of the 9th century BC recounts one of Western civilization's most glorious tales, a treasury of Greek folklore and myth that maintains an ageless appeal for modern readers. A cornerstone of Western literature, The Odyssey narrates...

This edition is NOT a "mass market printing" but a high-quality edition printed on white paper. The Odyssey is the story of the King of Ithaca Odysseus's difficulty-laden struggle to return home at the end of the Trojan War. Thanks to the intervention of...

This edition is NOT a "mass market printing" but a high-quality edition printed on white paper. The Odyssey is the story of the King of Ithaca Odysseus's difficulty-laden struggle to return home at the end of the Trojan War. Thanks to the intervention of...

Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much...

'Muse, tell me of a man: a man of much resource, who was made to wander far and long, after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. Many were the men whose lands he saw and came to know their thinking: many too...

The Odyssey, an epic masterpiece by Homer, takes readers on an extraordinary adventure filled with gods, heroes, and mythical creatures. This timeless tale follows the legendary hero Odysseus as he embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War. With its...

The Samuel Butler prose translation of The Odyssey by Homer. Illustrated. With notes by Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley, M.A., F.S.A. and a new introduction by fantasy scholar Darrell Schweitzer.Author: HomerISBN-10: 1434488950ISBN-13: 9781434488954Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2021Pages: 348Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Homer's Odyssey recounts the arduous journey of Odysseus as he strives to return home after the Trojan War. Facing mythical creatures and divine challenges, Odysseus demonstrates resilience and cunning during his ten-year odyssey. Meanwhile, in Ithaca, his wife Penelope contends with persistent suitors. The...

Author: HomerISBN-10: 1613821166ISBN-13: 9781613821169Publisher: Simon & BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2011Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d

This striking hardback edition presents Homer's legendary epic, The Odyssey, with striking gold cover embossing and stencilled page edges. This epic poem from Ancient Greece has become a cornerstone of Western literature. Set after the Trojan War, it follows King Odysseus on his 10-year...

Ten years have passed since the fall of Troy. The surviving Greek warriors who destroyed that city have returned home. All except Odysseus, whose wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, await him. Claiming that Odysseus is dead, a host of suitors have taken up residence...

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A stunning gift edition of the age-old tale of Odysseus and his journey. This epic poem by Homer, believed to have been written between the eighth and ninth centuries BC, continues to be essential reading for young and old alike. The Odysseyfollows the Greek...

This elegant collector's edition presents Homer's classic epic myth, The Odyssey, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges. Trouble is brewing at the home of the hero Odysseus, who has spent years fighting in the Trojan Wars and is now captive of the beautiful...

This prose translation of the The Odyssey is so successful that is has taken its place as on the few really outstanding version of Homer's famous epic poem. It is the story of the return of Odysseus from the siege of Troy to his...

Ten years have passed since the fall of Troy. The surviving Greek warriors who destroyed that city have returned home. All except Odysseus, whose wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, await him. Claiming that Odysseus is dead, a host of suitors have taken up residence...

One of Greek mythology's oldest epic poems, the Odyssey follows one of Greek mythology's cheekiest, wiliest heroes, Odysseus, the King of Ithaca - also known as Ulysses - and his journey back from Troy after the Trojan War. The book begins with the perspective...

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to the poet Homer. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 BC. The poem concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journey back to...

Author: HomerISBN-10: 0785846948ISBN-13: 9780785846949Publisher: Chartwell BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/22/2025Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.54lbsSize: 7.75h x 6.00w x 1.05d

"Joe Sachs's translation brings the reader quickly and deeply into The Odyssey."--Nickolas PappasThis new translation powerfully presents The Odyssey with a modern clarity that suits the vigorous narrative of Odysseus's perilous ten-year voyage home to Ithaca. Joe Sachs, whose translations are known for being...

"This is a new edition of The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson, the first edition of which was published by Norton in 2017. It is part of a series of affordable paperback classics called The Norton Library, which is intended for use in college...

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Journey with Ulysses as he battles to bring his victorious, but decimated, troops home from the Trojan War, dogged by the wrath of the god Poseidon at every turn. Having been away for twenty years, little does he know what awaits him when he...

Trouble is brewing at the home of the hero Odysseus, who has spent years fighting in the Trojan Wars and is now captive of the beautiful nymph Calypso. Hordes of suitors to his wife have invaded the family house, and Odysseus' son Telemachus sets...

Experience the epic journey of "The Odyssey," a cornerstone of classical literature and Greek mythology, penned by Homer. This timeless poem recounts the trials and tribulations of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he struggles to return home after the Trojan War. A profound exploration...

Experience the epic journey of "The Odyssey," a cornerstone of classical literature and Greek mythology, penned by Homer. This timeless poem recounts the trials and tribulations of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he struggles to return home after the Trojan War. A profound exploration...

The Odyssey begins after the end of the ten-year Trojan War (the subject of the Iliad), and Odysseus has still not returned home from the war. Odysseus' son Telemachus is about 20 years old and is sharing his absent father's house on the island...

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant...

Journey with Ulysses as he battles to bring his victorious, but decimated, troops home from the Trojan War, dogged by the wrath of the god Poseidon at every turn. Having been away for twenty years, little does he know what awaits him when he...

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 fresh, authoritative version, this...

"In The Odyssey one may liken Homer to the setting sun, of which the grandeur remains without the integrity." -Longinus, On the Sublime"If the Iliad is the first tragedy ever written, then the Odyssey is the first comedy. Whereas the first gives us man...

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket The Odyssey follows the epic journey of Odysseus, the cunning king of Ithaca, as he strives to return home after the Trojan War. Over ten arduous years, Odysseus faces a series of formidable challenges, including confrontations with the...

Having spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on his journey back to Ithica. To get there he must deceive a giant Cyclops, face Poseidon's wrath, escape cannibalism, defeat the witch-goddess Circe, skirt the land of the Sirens, sail between a...

"The Odyssey" is a classical epic poem about the events following the fall of Troy and the end of the Trojan War which is generally thought to have been written at the end of the 8th century BC. The story centers on Odysseus and...

Generally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, "The Odyssey" is considered one of the most important works of classical antiquity, an epic poem about the events at the end of the Trojan War which is generally thought to have been written near the...

Generally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, "The Odyssey" is considered one of the most important works of classical antiquity, an epic poem about the events at the end of the Trojan War which is generally thought to have been written near the...

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...

Author: HomerISBN-10: 8129129426ISBN-13: 9788129129420Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2013Pages: 516Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 1.04d

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...

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other Homeric epic. The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western canon; it is the second-oldest extant work of Western...

Embark on an epic journey with "The Odyssey of Homer," a cornerstone of classical literature. This timeless poem recounts the legendary voyages of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he braves treacherous seas and mythical creatures on his long journey home. Homer's masterful storytelling weaves...

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The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still read by contemporary audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek...

The Odyssey of Homer, Books 9-12 is a classic piece of literature written by the ancient Greek poet, Homer. This book is a part of the larger epic poem, The Odyssey, which tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and his ten-year journey...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

Title: The Odyssey of Homer. [Translated into English verse, by Pope, W. Broome, and E. Fenton; with notes by W. Broome.] (A general view of the Epic poem, and of the Iliad and Odyssey, extracted from Bossu. Postscript, by Mr Pope. Homer's Battle of...

Translator name not noted above: Andrew Lang. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving...

Colonel T.E. Lawrence was one of the most flamboyant figures of his era, known throughout the Western world as Lawrence of Arabia. Glory-seeking yet self-effacing, this soldier, archaeologist, spy, and scholar was a war hero whom Winston Churchill called "one of the greatest men...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

The Odyssey is one of the great epic poems of Western literature, telling the story of Odysseus' long journey home after the Trojan War. In this edition, Book 10 is presented with detailed introductions, notes, and appendices that provide readers with a comprehensive understanding...