{"product_id":"the-odyssey-homer-9781787247109","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Greek hero Odysseus, also known as Ulysses in Roman myths is returning home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage. The Odyssey is one of the major ancient Greek epic poems, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomer is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He is revered as the greatest of Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787247104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787247109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sovereign\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.61d","brand":"Homer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965319987455,"sku":"9781787247109","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6457861-ae4b-4757-a5a6-dd934e73c720.jpg?v=1767279757","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-odyssey-homer-9781787247109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}