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SKU:
153873
UPC:
9780553213997
MPN:
0553213997
Condition:
Used
Weight:
9.60 Ounces
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Calculated at Checkout

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Author Last Name, Author First Name, Pages, Binding, ISBN 10, ISBN 13, Condition, Publisher, Date Published, Genre,

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Author Last Name:
Mandelbaum
Author First Name:
Allen
Pages:
560
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN 10:
0553213997
ISBN 13:
9780553213997
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Bantam Classic & Loveswept
Date Published:
9/1/1991
Genre:
Classics

Description

Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. Favorite of the gods, Odysseus embodies the energy, intellect, and resourcefulness that were of highest value to the ancients and that remain ideals in out time. In this new verse translation, Allen Mandelbaum--celebrated poet and translator of Virgil's Aeneid and Dante's Divine Comedy --realizes the power and beauty of the original Greek verse and demonstrates why the epic tale of The Odyssey has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.