The odyssey / Homer ; translation, introduction, and notes by Barry B. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Homer, author.

Contributor:

Powell, Barry B., translator.

Standardized Title:

Odyssey. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Greek.

Epic poetry, Classical.

Genre:

Epic poetry, Greek.

Physical Description:

xxv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Odysseus--soldier, sailor, trickster, and everyman--is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's Odyssey, is the most accessible tale to survive from ancient Greece, and its impact is still felt today across many different cultures. This lively free verse translation, from one of today's leading Homeric scholars, preserves the clarity and simplicity of the original while conveying Odysseus' adventures in a modern style. By avoiding the technical formality of earlier translations, and the colloquial and sometimes exaggerated effects of recent attempts, Barry B. Powell's translation deftly captures the most essential truths of this vital text. Due to his thorough familiarity with the world of Homer and Homeric language, Powell's introduction provides rich historical and literary perspectives on the poem. This volume also includes illustrations from classical artwork, detailed maps, explanatory notes, a timeline, and a glossary. Modern and pleasing to the ear while accurately reflecting the meaning of the original, this Odyssey is a superlative translation for twenty-first-century readers.

Contents:

Telemachos in Ithaca

Telemachos calls an assembly

Telemachos in Pylos

Telemachos in Sparta

Odysseus and Kalypso

Odysseus and Nausicaa

Odysseus in the Phaeacian court

The stranger in town

Odysseus in the cave of Cyclops

Odysseus and Kirkē

Odysseus in the underworld

Odysseus on the island of the sun

Home at last

Odysseus in the pig herder's hut

The pig herder's tale

Father and son

The faithful dog Argos

Presents from the suitors

Odysseus' scar

A vision of doom

The contest of the bow

The slaughter of the suitors

Husband and wife

Father and son.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199925889

0199925887

9780199925896

0199925895

9780199360314

0199360316

OCLC:

861207415