The Odyssey

The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry Verified independent store

→

Authors: Homer & Anthony VerityAncient (Classical) Greek | BCE to c 500 CE | Classical texts | Poetry by individual poets | Literary studies: classical, early & medieval | Literary studies: poetry & poetsPublished on 22nd February 2018 by Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom as part of the 'Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection' series.Paperback / softback | 384 pages, 1 black & white map 196mm x 128mm x 17mm | 266g 'Grey-eyed Athena sent them a following breeze, the fresh- blowing westerly, whistling over the wine-dark sea.'Twenty years after setting out to fight in the Trojan War, Odysseus is yet to return home to Ithaca. His household is in disarray: a horde of over 100 disorderly and arrogant suitors are vying to claim Odysseus' wife Penelope, and his young son Telemachus is powerless to stop them. Meanwhile, Odysseus is driven beyond the limits of the known world, encountering countless divine and earthly challenges. But Odysseus is 'of many wiles' and his cunning and bravery eventually lead him home, to reclaim both his family and his kingdom. The Odyssey rivals the Iliad as the greatest poem of Western culture and is perhaps the most influential text of classical literature. This elegant and compelling new translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes that guide the reader in understanding the poem and the many different contexts in which it was performed and read. Show more