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Odyssey

Author: Homer.; Stanley Lombardo
Publisher: Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co., ©2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The Odyssey tells of the long and painful return of Odysseus from the Trojan War to his homeland of Ithaka, his wife Penelope, and his son Telemachos. Even after he finally returns, there are enemies to be fought in his house. The action of the poem covers a huge canvas, ranging widely over time and place, exploring the known and the unknown worlds, involving magic and monsters, gods and ghosts, dangers defied:  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Translations into English
Poetry
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Homer.; Stanley Lombardo
ISBN: 0872204855 9780872204850 0872204847 9780872204843
OCLC Number: 42862092
Description: lxiv, 414 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Other Titles: Odyssey.
Responsibility: Homer ; translated by Stanley Lombardo ; introduction by Sheila Murnaghan.

Abstract:

"The Odyssey tells of the long and painful return of Odysseus from the Trojan War to his homeland of Ithaka, his wife Penelope, and his son Telemachos. Even after he finally returns, there are enemies to be fought in his house. The action of the poem covers a huge canvas, ranging widely over time and place, exploring the known and the unknown worlds, involving magic and monsters, gods and ghosts, dangers defied: throughout there runs a strong and eloquent insistence on the humanity of men and the ultimate triumph of good over evil." "This new translation by Martin Hammond complements his acclaimed translation of The Iliad. It captures as closely as possible both the simplicity and the intensity of Homer's epic."--BOOK JACKET.

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