The Odyssey of Homer - (Bantam Classics) (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This translation originally published in 1990 by the University of California Press.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. Favorite of the gods, Odysseus embodies the energy, intellect, and resourcefulness that were of highest value to the ancients and that remain ideals in out time. <p/>In this new verse translation, Allen Mandelbaum--celebrated poet and translator of Virgil's <i>Aeneid</i> and Dante's <i>Divine Comedy</i> --realizes the power and beauty of the original Greek verse and demonstrates why the epic tale of <i>The Odyssey</i> has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A splendid achievement outstripping all competitors."--Anthony A. Long, author of <i>Hellenistic Philosophy</i> <p/>"With real poetic power...his book is one no lover of living poetry should miss."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Homer </b>was a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the<i> Iliad</i>, the story of the siege of Troy, and the <i>Odyssey</i>, the tale of Ulysses's wanderings. <p/><b>Allen Mandelbaum </b>was born in 1926 and died in 2011. His translations of Homer, Dante, Virgil, Quasimodo, and Ungaretti were all published to great acclaim. His rendering of <i>The Aeneid </i>won the National Book Award. He was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University, North Carolina.
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