The Odyssey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Homer.

Series:

Collins Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character).

Odysseus.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

New Edition

Place of Publication:

William Collins

Summary:

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics lineA Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Notes:

New York Times Notable Books of the Year (won), 2018

ISBN:

9780007477418

0007477414