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The Odyssey
A New Translation by Peter Green
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Homer
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English
Published/Copyright:
2018
About this book
The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience The Odyssey in all its glory. Green’s version, with its lyrical mastery and superb command of Greek, offers readers the opportunity to enjoy Homer’s epic tale of survival, temptation, betrayal, and vengeance with all of the verve and pathos of the original oral tradition.
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Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. One of the most prolific scholars of the ancient world, he is the author of both historical studies and translations of poetry, including The Poems of Catullus, Apollonios's The Argonautika, and Homer's The Iliad, all by UC Press.
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
March 28, 2018
eBook ISBN:
9780520966871
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
536
eBook ISBN:
9780520966871
Keywords for this book
classic literature explained; cyclops; trojan war; odysseus; ancient greece; oral tradition; classic story; mythology; explorer; action; maps; study guide; reading guide; guided reading; reading questions; notes; explained; survival; temptation; betrayal; vengeance; sirens; amazons; battles; greek poetry; ancient world; antiquity; adventure; translation; classic literature; homer
