{"product_id":"the-odyssey-for-the-modern-fabjan-pepaj-9798188321468","title":"The Odyssey for the Modern Mind: Why We Still Need Odysseus After 3,000 Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eIncludes a dedicated chapter that tells the whole story as if a friend were explaining it to you.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEFORE THE SCREEN. AFTER THE SCREEN. BEYOND THE SCREEN.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrepare for the journey before you see it. Understand it more deeply after you leave the cinema. Or discover why Homer still speaks to us nearly three thousand years later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you are arriving through cinema, returning to Homer, or meeting Odysseus for the first time, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey for the Modern Mind\u003c\/i\u003e takes you beyond the adventure and into the ideas that made it immortal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MONSTERS WERE NEVER THE POINT.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly three thousand years ago, Homer gave us a hero who could survive almost anything except the question of who he would be when he returned home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy does Odysseus still feel so familiar? Why do the Lotus Eaters, the Cyclops, Circe and the Sirens continue to speak to lives shaped by distraction, ambition, uncertainty and desire? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book begins with a clear narrative guide to the complete journey across all twenty four books of Homer's epic. It then enters Homer's world through ancient history, archaeology, mythology, psychology, philosophy, leadership and cinema. It separates Homer's poem from later tradition, examines what the epic may have meant to its earliest audiences and uncovers the human questions hidden inside its most famous adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this book you will discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- the complete Homeric story in the order the poem reveals it\u003cbr\u003e- what Odysseus reveals about intelligence, ego and self control\u003cbr\u003e- why temptation in Homer is often more dangerous than violence\u003cbr\u003e- how Penelope and Telemachus transform the meaning of homecoming\u003cbr\u003e- what archaeology can and cannot tell us about the world behind the poem\u003cbr\u003e- why leaders, psychologists and filmmakers keep returning to this story \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessible to readers preparing for the screen, viewers searching for deeper meaning afterward and anyone meeting Homer on the page, this is not a retelling. It is an invitation to read \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e as though it were speaking directly to us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnow the complete journey. Then discover what it means.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fabjan Pepaj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188321468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Fabjan Pepaj","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148645310719,"sku":"9798188321468","price":13.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-odyssey-for-the-modern-fabjan-pepaj-9798188321468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}