Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 883.01
EAN: 9780140449112
ISBN: 0140449116
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: April 29, 2003
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date: April 29, 2003
Sales Rank: 45852
Studio: Penguin Classics

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
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.




Rating: - Read it in one sitting...whew, it was THAT good!
If you want to know about the translation, better read another review because I am no expert on translations of classic literature.

All I have to say, is that I sincerely relished every page of Homer's Odyssey. Literary experts (such as my English professors at college) may find fault or excellence in the translation, but for me...I was taken on an unforgettable and exhilarating literary adventure!

Truth be told, I could not put the book down! It was just refreshing to ... Read More

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Rating: - A classic
A very long book, but quite interesting and will keep you wanting to pick it up again. The English translation is well done and provides a strong basis for many lessons that hold true today. This tale holds such a strong fix in our popular culture that this reading is highly recommended for all high school students.

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Rating: - Great story, horrible translation
As a scholar of Homeric Greek I would avoid this translation at all costs. It may be very well written as far as narrative ease is concerned, but it absolutely doesn't follow the original text in either wording or meaning.

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Rating: - Stick with Rieu's original...
(I'm not sure why amazon has over half of these reviews for Fagels's translation on Rieu's page? I noticed this happening quite a bit on amazon, but anyway...)

I have spent quite a bit of time comparing versions of "The Odyssey", and out of all of them I settled on Rieu's pioneering translation.

It was originally published in 1946 as Penguin's very first book!

He would recite "The Odyssey" from the original Greek to his wife and children during the second world ... Read More

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Rating: - =
The reason some stories remain classics is simply because they deserve it. This ancient story is as exciting, sexy, and romantic as they possible come and that is simply how it should be. Post-Iliad comes the perilous journey back to Greece, a journey that lasts twenty years through every horrible (and yet totally cool thing) that could ever happen. It's passionate, fun, and exciting and I guess that is why they make us read all of it in high school. Well, yay!

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