The Odyssey
The Epic Classic
$27.96
- Hardcover
672 pages
- Release Date
17 May 2026
Summary
An epic journey of adventure, endurance, and the search for home
In The Odyssey, Homer crafts one of the oldest and most influential adventure stories in Western literature. The poem follows Odysseus, the cunning king of Ithaca, as he battles gods, monsters, and temptation on his ten-year quest to return home after the Trojan War. Facing shipwrecks, the wrath of Poseidon, and the allure of the witch-goddess Circe, Odysseus’s journey is a timeless exploration …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781907326585 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1907326588 |
| Author: | Tom Butler-Bowdon, Homer, Ian Johnston |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Capstone Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Release Date: | 17 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 722g |
| Dimensions: | 52mm x 138mm x 204mm |
| Series: | Capstone Classics |
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Tom Butler-Bowdon
Homer was an ancient Greek poet believed to have lived in the 8th century BCE. He is the author of two of the most significant epic poems in Western literature, The Iliad and The Odyssey, celebrated for their narrative depth and exploration of human experience.
Ian Johnston is Professor Emeritus of Vancouver Island University in British Columbia, Canada, where he taught Classics and English. He has translated Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Homer, Ovid and Sophocles, and modern works by Kant, Kafka, Montaigne and Nietzsche. He is the author of The Ironies of War: An Introduction to Homer’s Iliad (1987).
Tom Butler-Bowdon is editor of the Capstone Classics series and has written introductions to Machiavelli’s The Prince, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich, and Wallace Wattles’ The Science of Getting Rich. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also the author of 50 Self-Help Classics, 50 Success Classics, and 50 Psychology Classics.
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