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The Odyssey (Paperback)
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The Odyssey (Paperback)
Series: The Norton Library, 0
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Loot Price R230
Discovery Miles 2 300
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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, family and identity; and about
travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a
strange world. This vivid new translation matches the number of
lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace.
Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and an iambic
pentameter to produce a translation with an enchanting "rhythm and
rumble" that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur. An engrossing
tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary
readers to luxuriate in Homer's descriptions and similes and to
thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero's adventures,
Wilson recaptures what is "epic" about this wellspring of world
literature.
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