
The Odyssey of Homer - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Homer, Allen Mandelbaum (Translator)Series:Bantam ClassicsPublish date:1991-09-01Pages:560
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bantam ClassicsISBN-13:9780553213997ISBN-10:553213997UPC:9780553213997Book Category:Poetry, FictionBook Subcategory:European, ClassicsSize:6.80 x 4.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCWX5K436Q
Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bantam ClassicsISBN-13:9780553213997ISBN-10:553213997UPC:9780553213997Book Category:Poetry, FictionBook Subcategory:European, ClassicsSize:6.80 x 4.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCWX5K436Q
Homer was a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses's wanderings. Allen Mandelbaum was born in 1926 and died in 2011. His translations of Homer, Dante, Virgil, Quasimodo, and Ungaretti were all published to great acclaim. His rendering of The Aeneid won the National Book Award. He was the William R....
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