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The Odyssey of Homer - (Bantam Classics) (Paperback)

Name: The Odyssey of Homer - (Bantam Classics) (Paperback)
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A stunning verse translation of Homer's epic tale about one man's decade-long struggle to return home after years on the battlefields of Troy, from National Book Award-winning translator Allen Mandelbaum The inspiration for the upcoming film The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Elliot Page, Robert Pattinson, and Zendaya "Muse, tell me of the man of many wiles, the man who wandered many paths of exile after he sacked Troy's sacred citadel.
About the Author: 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.
560 Pages
Poetry, European
Series Name: Bantam Classics

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About the Book

This translation originally published in 1990 by the University of California Press.

Book Synopsis

A stunning verse translation of Homer's epic tale about one man's decade-long struggle to return home after years on the battlefields of Troy, from National Book Award-winning translator Allen Mandelbaum

The inspiration for the upcoming film The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Elliot Page, Robert Pattinson, and Zendaya

"Muse, tell me of the man of many wiles,
the man who wandered many paths of exile
after he sacked Troy's sacred citadel."

So begins one of the greatest adventures of world literature. Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' decade-long 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 wife, Penelope. Meanwhile, his son Telemachus is on a journey of his own, tasked by the goddess Athena to fend off the suitors and liaise with warriors who fought alongside Odysseus during the Trojan War. But when the paths of father and son converge, they must use all their wits to reclaim Ithaca--or die trying.

Allen Mandelbaum's brilliant verse translation realizes the power and the beauty of the original Greek and demonstrates why the Odyssey has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.

Review Quotes

"A splendid achievement outstripping all competitors."--Anthony A. Long, author of Hellenistic Philosophy

"With real poetic power . . . his book is one no lover of living poetry should miss."--The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

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. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University, North Carolina.

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Dimensions (Overall): 6.8 Inches (H) x 4.0 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 560

Genre: Poetry

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Bantam Classics

Publisher: Bantam Classics

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Homer

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 1991

TCIN: 11821569

UPC: 9780553213997

Item Number (DPCI): 248-25-1836

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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