The Odyssey
by:
Richmond Lattimore (author)
Homer (author)
The most eloquent translation of Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan War
The most eloquent translation of Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan War
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061244186 (006124418X)
ASIN: 006124418X
Publish date: June 26th 2007
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pages no: 390
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Epic,
Read For School,
Classic Literature,
Poetry,
Mythology
I read The Iliad a few years ago after reading The Song of Achilles. I meant to read The Odyssey at some point and now I have. I was originally planning on reading Fagles' translation, but ended up with a copy of Emily Wilson's new translation instead. It is incredibly clear and readable. I found th...
Title : The Odyssey Author: Homer Genre: Mythology Pages: 448 Kindle : got it as a free kindle book book synopsis Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home t...
I humbly declare this book to be the greatest literary work of mankind. If you don't learn Greek (worth it just to read this Meisterwerk, never mind the rest of the immortal trove of Greek literature) you can read it in so many translations that have become classics in their own use of the English l...
Gran obra junto con La Ilíada épicas, sorprendentes, un poco complicadas... pero excelentes. Si no están familiarizad@s con el tema les recomiendo que lean un poco de Mitología y Cultura Griega. Recomiendo estas obras del gran poeta Homero. Sin duda uno de mis favoritos.
Enjoyed this more than the Iliad.
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