The Odyssey

Homer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

560 Seiten

2004
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-044995-2 (ISBN)

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The epic tale of Odysseus and his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats, Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.

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, shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon, Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.

The Greeks attributed both the Iliad and the Odyssey to a single poet whom they named Homer. Nothing is known of his life, though the main ancient tradition made him a native of the island of Chios in east Aegean. His date too is uncertain: most modern scholars place the composition of the Iliad in the second half of the eighth century BC.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.11.2004
Einführung	Bernard M. W. Knox
Übersetzer	Robert Fagles
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 199 mm
Gewicht	386 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10	0-14-044995-7 / 0140449957
ISBN-13	978-0-14-044995-2 / 9780140449952
Zustand	Neuware