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The Odyssey: Translated by Robert Fitzgerald (Vintage Classics)
Homer
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Description for The Odyssey: Translated by Robert Fitzgerald (Vintage Classics)
unknown_binding. Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years. Little does she know that his path back to her has been blocked by astonishing and terrifying trials. Will he overcome the hideous monsters, beautiful witches and treacherous seas that confront him? Translator(s): Fitzgerald, Robert. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 332.
Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years. Little does she know that his path back to her has been blocked by astonishing and terrifying trials. Will he overcome the hideous monsters, beautiful witches and treacherous seas that confront him? This rich and beautiful adventure story is one of the most influential works of literature in the world.
Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years. Little does she know that his path back to her has been blocked by astonishing and terrifying trials. Will he overcome the hideous monsters, beautiful witches and treacherous seas that confront him? This rich and beautiful adventure story is one of the most influential works of literature in the world.
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099511687
SKU
9780099511687
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99-1
About Homer
Homer is a much-debated figure traditionally considered to have composed the two great oral poems The Odyssey and The Iliad in eighth or seventh-century-BC Greece. Robert Fitzgerald was Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory Emeritus at Harvard University.He was a member of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.He ... Read more
Reviews for The Odyssey: Translated by Robert Fitzgerald (Vintage Classics)
Homer's Odyssey is still enchanting readers after thousands of years
Guardian
Surely the best and truest Odyssey in the English language
Herald Tribune
Fitzgerald is taking his place beside Chapman and Pope in the unbroken lineage of English Homeric translations...it has the economy and soar of a poet
George Steiner
A strong salty flavour ... Read more
Guardian
Surely the best and truest Odyssey in the English language
Herald Tribune
Fitzgerald is taking his place beside Chapman and Pope in the unbroken lineage of English Homeric translations...it has the economy and soar of a poet
George Steiner
A strong salty flavour ... Read more