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Homer's two epics of the ancient world, The Iliad and The
Odyssey, tell stories as riveting today as when they were written
between the eighth and ninth century B.C. This edition
employs Samuel Butler's classic translations of both texts.Â
The Iliad, which tells of the siege of Troy by the Greeks, is an
unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and
compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle. The
Odyssey is the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and the many
marvels and challenges he encounters during his ten-year voyage
home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War.Â
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The Odyssey (Paperback)
Homer; Translated by Emily Wilson
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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-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. Specially bound paperback edition,
with deckle-edging (rough-cut) pages and French flaps.
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