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-the first by a
woman-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. This book has deckle-edged
(rough-cut) pages.
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