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The Odyssey / Homer ; translated by Emily Wilson.

Homer, (author.). Wilson, Emily R., 1971- (editor,, translator.).

Summary:

The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travelers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world. This vivid new translation -- the first by a woman -- matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and a five-beat line to produce a translation with an enchanting "rhythm and rumble" that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur.

Record details

ISBN: 9780393356250
ISBN: 0393356256
Physical Description: 582 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Translator's note -- Maps. The world of The Odyssey -- The Aegean and Asia Minor -- Mainland Greece -- The Peloponnese -- The Odyssey. The boy and the goddess -- A dangerous journey -- An old king remembers -- What the sea god said -- From the goddess to the storm -- A princess and her laundry -- A magical kingdom -- The songs of a poet -- A pirate in a shepherd's cave -- The winds and the witch -- The dead -- Difficult choices -- Two tricksters -- A loyal slave -- The prince returns -- Father and son -- Insults and abuse -- Two beggars -- The queen and the beggar -- The last banquet -- An archery contest -- Bloodshed -- The olive tree bed -- Restless spirits.

Target Audience Note:

830L Lexile