Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Contributor(s): Homer (Author), Fagles, Robert (Translator), Knox, Bernard (Introduction by), Knox, Bernard (Notes by)

ISBN: 9780140268867

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Binding Types:

Paperback

$20.00

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$32.95 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$31.75 (100+ copies: $31.00)

List/retail price:

$20.00

Pub Date: November 1, 1997

Dewey: 883.01

LCCN: 96017280

Lexile Code: 1050

Features: Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 1.50" H x 8.40" L x 5.70" W ( 1.35 lbs) 560 pages

BISAC Categories:

Poetry | Ancient and Classical | Epic

Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000005993 ( Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition))

Reading level: 10.30

Interest level: UG

Point value: 24.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: In the myths and legends that are magnificently retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given readers an "Odyssey" to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.

Review Quotes: Praise for Robert Fagles Translation of The Odyssey

"Wonderfully readable... Just the right blend of roughness and sophistication."--Ted Hughes

"Robert Fagles is the best living translator of ancient Greek drama, lyric poetry, and epic into modern English."--Garry Wills, The New Yorker

"Mr. Fagles has been remarkably successful in finding a style that is of our time and yet timeless."--Richard Jenkyns, The New York Times Book Review

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