Availability:In StockContributor:Homer, Jasper Griffin (Introduction by), Martin Hammond (Translator)Publish date:2000-02-24Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bristol Classical PressISBN-13:9780715629581ISBN-10:715629581UPC:9780715629581Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & ClassicalSize:8.55 x 5.46 x 0.93 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCAYJ4FM34
Homer: The Odyssey
The Odyssey is one of the earliest works of European literature, second only to the Iliad. These two great epic poems, the astonishing first fruits of Greek civilization, have together determined much of the course of Western literary culture and imagination.
The poem tells of the long and painful return of Odysseus from the Trojan War to his homeland of Ithaka, his wife Penelope and his son...Language:EnglishPublisher:Bristol Classical PressISBN-13:9780715629581ISBN-10:715629581UPC:9780715629581Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & ClassicalSize:8.55 x 5.46 x 0.93 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCAYJ4FM34
Homer is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics representthe beginning of the Western canon, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.
Martin Hammond was Head of Classics and Master in College at Eton College. He was also Headmster of City of London School, andTonbridge School, Kent. His acclaimed...Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
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