Pub Date: November 5, 1998
Dewey: 883.01
LCCN: 98073703
Lexile Code: 0830
Features: Glossary, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.04" H x 8.23" L x 5.56" W ( 1.00 lbs) 592 pages
BISAC Categories:
Poetry | Ancient and Classical | European | English Irish Scottish Welsh | Epic | American | Subjects and Themes | Love and Erotica
Description: Since 1961, this "Odyssey" has sold more than two million copies and is the standard translation for three generations of students and poets. 24 illustrations. Map. Glossary.
Brief description: Homer is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet, traditionally said to be the creator of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer's works form the groundwork of the Western Canon and are universally praised for their genius. Their formative influence in shaping many key aspects of Greek culture was recognized by the Greeks themselves, who considered him as their instructor.
Review Quotes:
"A masterpiece . . . An Odyssey worthy of the original." --William Arrowsmith, The Nation
"Here there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand." --Seamus Heaney