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Homer : the Odyssey : a prose translation / Homer ; translated by Charles Underwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Homer, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homecoming--Fiction.
- Homecoming.
- Epic poetry, Greek--Translations into English.
- Epic poetry, Greek.
- Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)--Fiction.
- Odysseus.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Epic fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, [2023]
- Summary:
- This is a complete translation into contemporary English of the ancient Greek epic by Homer. The translation by Charles Underwood is presented in prose to emphasize the distinctive narrative qualities that illustrate Homer's mastery of stirring language and evocative storytelling.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Displaced Voices: Retelling the Mythos of Odysseus's Journey
- Uninvited Guests
- Disorder in the Court
- The Old Horseman
- The Thread of Fortune
- The Island
- Nausikaa
- Among the Phaiakians
- Telling Moments
- The Wandering Eye
- Kirke
- Shadows
- Hazards
- Ithaka
- The Keeper of Pigs
- Telemakhos Returns
- Plans
- Stranger in the House
- Almost Home
- Face to Face
- Hard Words
- The Contest
- Slaughterhouse
- Give and Take
- Ends and Means
- About the Translator.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-7369-4
- OCLC:
- 1350689580
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