{"product_id":"homer-homer-9780906515617","title":"Homer: Odyssey IX","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition of one of the most enduringly popular and familiar books of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003e- the encounter of Odysseus and his men with the cannibal Cyclops Polyphemos - grew out of the classes taken at the Joint Association of Classics Greek Summer School, where students who had completed a beginners' course were making their first acquaintance with Homeric verse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe complete text of the book, with generous narrative headings, and illustrations from Greek art, is complemented by a running vocabulary and translation assistance on facing pages. The brief introduction deals with the composition of the Homeric poems, with the story of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003eas a whole and this book in particular. It considers the peculiarities of Homeric dialect forms and the scansion of hexameter verse. The book is ideal for all those tackling Homer for the first time, and is suitable for use in schools and upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0906515610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780906515617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol Classical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.84h x 5.72w x 0.18d","brand":"Homer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48087047307519,"sku":"9780906515617","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccbc4c31-dce4-46d4-ba95-e5d7dc8e75e8.jpg?v=1769097996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homer-homer-9780906515617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}