Odyssey (eBook)

Homer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
256 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-11105-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Excellent prose translation of ancient epic recounts adventures of the homeward-bound Odysseus. Fantastic cast of gods, giants, cannibals, sirens, other supernatural creatures — true classic of Western literature.

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This excellent prose translation of Homer's epic poem of the 9th century BC recounts one of Western civilization's most glorious tales, a treasury of Greek folklore and myth that maintains an ageless appeal for modern readers. A cornerstone of Western literature, The Odyssey narrates the path of a fascinatingly complex hero through a world of wonders and danger-filled adventure.After ten bloody years of fighting in the Trojan War, the intrepid Odysseus heads homeward, little imagining that it will take another ten years of desperate struggle to reclaim his kingdom and family. The wily hero circumvents the wrath of the sea god Poseidon and triumphs over an incredible array of obstacles, assisted by his patron goddess Athene and his own prodigious guile. From a literal descent into Hell to interrogate a dead prophet to a sojourn in the earthly paradise of the Lotus-eaters, the gripping narrative traverses the mythological world of ancient Greece to introduce an unforgettable cast of characters: one-eyed giants known as Cyclopses, the enchantress Circe, cannibals, sirens, the twin perils of Scylla and Charybdis, and a fantastic assortment of other creatures.Remarkably modern in its skillful use of flashbacks and parallel line of action, Homer's monumental work is now available in this inexpensive, high-quality edition sure to be prized by students, teachers, and all who love the great myths and legends of the ancient world.A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Literary Collections
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Gewicht: 209 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Schlagworte: achaeans • Achilles • Agamemnon • archery contest • bernard knox • Bloomsbury • books on achaeans • books on achilles • books on agamemnons • books on bloomsburies • books on calypsos • books on circes • books on contemporary terms • books on cyclops • books on dead kings • books on epic poems • books on epic tales • books on fine translations • books on greek texts • books on homers • books on hospitalities • books on iliads • books on klingons • books on lattimore • books on lombardo • books on milman • books on poseidon • books on sailors • books on scyllas • books on sirens • books on son telemachus • books on suitors • books on thousand ships • books on translated poetries • books on trojan wars • books on troys • books on ulysses • books on western canons • books on western literatures • books on zeus • bryn mawr • Calypso • charybdis • Circe • contemporary terms • Cyclops • dead king • epic poem • epic tale • fine translation • Gore • greek text • Helen • Homeric • Homers • Homeward • Hospitality • Ian McKellen • iliad • Ithaca • klingons • lattimore • lombardo • lotus-eaters • Menelaus • milman • odysseus returns • Oral • Penelope • polyphemus • Poseidon • robert fagles • Sailors • scylla • Sirens • son telemachus • suitors • thousand ships • translated poetry • Trojan War • Troy • Ulysses • western canon • Western literature • Zeus
• ISBN-10: 0-486-11105-9 / 0486111059
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-11105-6 / 9780486111056