The Odyssey
$13.50
- Hardcover
408 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2016
Summary
Homer’s great epic, The Odyssey, is perhaps Western literature’s first adventure story, and certainly remains one of its finest. It describes King Odysseus of Ithaca’s epic, ten-year quest to return home after the Trojan War. He encounters giants, sorceresses, sea-monsters and sirens, while his wife Penelope is forced to resist the suitors who besiege her on Ithaca. Both an enchanting fairy tale and a gripping drama, The Odyssey is immensely influential, not least for its ri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781909621459 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1909621455 |
| Author: | Homer, T.E. Lawrence |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 408 |
| Edition: | Main Market Ed. |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 158mm x 103mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
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Homer
The identity of the writer of The Odyssey is a matter of some speculation. The ancients were convinced it was Homer, although they tended to disagree on his biographical details. Many believe he lived in Chios, an island off the west coast of Turkey, sometime between 1100 and 700 BCE. Traditionally portrayed as revered, old and blind, he composed The Iliad and The Odyssey and possibly the Homeric Hymns, a series of choral addresses to the gods.
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