The Odyssey
Homer (author), E. V. Rieu (translator), D. C. H. Rieu (translator), Peter Jones (author of introduction)
Paperback Published on: 30/01/2003; Language: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)
Price: £9.99
Synopsis
The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his bravery and cunning to reach his homeland and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey was the very first Penguin Classic to be published, and has itself achieved classic status.
Translated by E. V. RIEU
Revised translation by D. C. H. RIEU
With an Introduction by PETER JONES
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780140449112
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 25 mm
- Weight: 320g
- Languages: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)
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The Odyssey
I picked up the Odyssey mainly because i felt it was a book i should have read at school but was put of by the thought of it being such an old book that it... READ MORE
so many different stories incorporated into one ten year journey i love it
i read this book on and off between other books, purely because i wanted to get the most out of it that i could. i loved every second of it. homers way of ... READ MORE
Great story,
A fantasy adventure set in 8th century BCE involving epic monsters, the magic of gods and goddesses and Bronze Age violence.
Not the difficult read I wa... READ MORE