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Beowulfby John McNamara, AnonymousISBN 1593082665 (1-59308-266-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:[via]Beowulf, by Anonymous, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:Widely regarded as the first true masterpiece of English literature, Beowulf describes the thrilling adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. Its lyric intensity and imaginative vitality are unparalleled, and the poem has greatly influenced many important modern novelists and poets, most notably J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.
Part history and part mythology, Beowulf opens in the court of the Danish king where a horrible demon named Grendel devours men in their sleep every night. The hero Beowulf arrives and kills the monster, but joy turns to horror when Grendels mother attacks the hall to avenge the death of her son. Ultimately triumphant, Beowulf becomes king himself and rules peacefully for fifty years until, one dark day, a foe more powerful than any he has yet faced is arousedan ancient dragon guarding a horde of treasure. Once again, Beowulf must summon all his strength and courage to face the beast, but this time victory exacts a terrible price.
New translation by John McNamara. Features an original map and genealogy chart.
John McNamara is Professor of English at the University of Houston, where he teaches the early languages and literatures of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with a special focus on their oral traditions. He is the co-editor of Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs.
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Chapman's Homer the Iliad the Odysseyby HomerISBN 1840221178 (1-84022-117-8)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chapman's Homer the Iliad the Odyssey'Book summary:Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer's heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect and fellowship that motivate them, have gripped audiences for three millennia. Chapman's Iliad and Odyssey are great English epic poems, but they are also two of the liveliest and readable translations of Homer. Chapman's freshness makes the everyday world of nature and the craftsman as vivid as the battlefield and Mount Olympus. His poetry is driven by the excitement of the Renaissance discovery of classical civilisation as at once vital and distant, and is enriched by the perspectives of humanist thought. [via]
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Chapman's Homer: The Odysseyby Homer, Allardyce Nicoll, George ChapmanISBN 0691048916 (0-691-04891-6)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chapman's Homer: The Odyssey'Book summary:George Chapman's translations of Homer are among the most famous in the English language. Keats immortalized the work of the Renaissance dramatist and poet in the sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer." Swinburne praised the translations for their "romantic and sometimes barbaric grandeur," their "freshness, strength, and inextinguishable fire." The great critic George Saintsbury (1845-1933) wrote: "For more than two centuries they were the resort of all who, unable to read Greek, wished to know what Greek was. Chapman is far nearer Homer than any modern translator in any modern language." This volume presents the original text of Chapman's translation of the Odyssey (1614-15), making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. The editor, Allardyce Nicoll, provides an introduction, textual notes, a glossary, and a commentary. Garry Wills's preface to the Odyssey explores how Chapman's less strained meter lets him achieve more delicate poetic effects as compared to the Iliad. Wills also examines Chapman's "fine touch" in translating "the warm and human sense of comedy" in the Odyssey.
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That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne;
Yet did I never breathe its pure serene
Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold.
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The Crying of Lot 49by Thomas PynchonISBN 0060931671 (0-06-093167-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crying of Lot 49'Book summary:The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge.
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El Paraiso Perdido / Paradise Lostby John MiltonISBN 8437605911 (84-376-0591-1)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Paraiso Perdido / Paradise Lost'Book summary:El Paraíso Perdido es la obra de toda una vida dedicada a la literatura, como se desprende del paralelismo de algunas partes de la misma con otros escritos de John Milton (1608-1667).
Dedicado a la política durante un tiempo de la mano de Oliveiro Cromwell, Milton reúne en su literatura todo el enriquecimiento que le aportan los distintos escenarios de su vida diplomática.
Junta a ello su obra irradia el convencimiento pleno en la religión cristiana heredada del mensaje de su padre, un convencido católico ex protestante. Esta segunda parte la desarrola plenamente en este poema bíblico religioso de reminiscencias dantescas.
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Feeding Your Baby: Breast, Bottle and Baby Foodsby Carolyn T. ChubetISBN 0681404531 (0-681-40453-1)
Softcover, Longmeadow Pr
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Homer's The Odyssey: A Play with Musicby Elliot Sokolov, Amie Brockway-Henson, Richard HensonISBN 0871298619 (0-87129-861-9)
Softcover, Dramatic Pub
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Homer, Odyssey Books Vi-VIIIby A.F. GarvieISBN 0521338409 (0-521-33840-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Homer, Odyssey Books Vi-VIII'Book summary:This is the first self-contained edition of Books VI-VIII of the Odyssey--the account of Odysseus' time among the Phaeacians, and a popular introduction to Homer. While not neglecting matters of language and formulaic composition, the Commentary aims to provide guidance on questions of literary and narrative technique and poetic artistry. The Introduction deals with the problem of Homeric composition in general, and with the place of the Phaeacian books in the poem as a whole. There are also brief sections on Homeric meter and the text. [via]
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Homeri Iliasby Homer, Helmut van ThielISBN 3487094592 (3-487-09459-2)
Hardcover, G. Olms
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Homeri Odysseaby Homer, Robert FitzgeraldISBN 0385050402 (0-385-05040-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Homer: The Odyssey'Book summary:Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus's long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homer's classic poem features Odysseus's encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters, who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero's faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day and unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus's place.
The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock now brings the Loeb's Odyssey up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is worded for today's readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and index.
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The Iliadby HomerISBN 1576467899 (1-57646-789-9)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:A translation of Homer's poem of war which is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad. This volume retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks and Trojans. [via]
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The Iliadby Ennis Rees, Homer, Bruce M. KingISBN 1593082320 (1-59308-232-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:[via]The Iliad, by Homer, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:- New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
- Biographies of the authors
- Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
- Comments by other famous authors
- Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations
- Bibliographies for further reading
- Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
The epic song of Ilion (an old name for Troy), The Iliad recreates a few dramatic weeks near the end of the fabled Trojan War, ending with the funeral of Hector, defender of the doomed city. Through its majestic verses stride the fabled heroes Priam, Hector, Paris, and Aeneas for Troy; Achilles, Ajax, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Odysseus for the Greeks; and the beautiful Helen, over whom the longstanding war has been waged. Never far from the center of the story are the quarreling gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
The Iliad is the oldest Greek poem and perhaps the best-known epic in Western literature, and has inspired countless works of art throughout its long history. An assemblage of stories and legends shaped into a compelling single narrative, The Iliad was probably recited orally by bards for generations before being written down in the eighth century B.C. A beloved fixture of early Greek culture, the poem found eager new audiences when it was translated into many languages during the Renaissance. Its themes of honor, power, status, heroism, and the whims of the gods have ensured its enduring popularity and immeasurable cultural influence.
Bruce M. King studied at the University of Chicago, and has taught classics and humanities at Columbia University, Reed College, and the University of Chicago. Recently a Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies, King focuses on archaic and classical Greek literature and philosophy. He is currently a Blegen Research Fellow at Vassar College.More editions of The Iliad:
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The Iliadby Robert Fitzgerald, HomerISBN 0385059418 (0-385-05941-8)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:This translation of The Iliad equals Fitzgerald's earlier Odyssey in power and imagination. It recreates the original action as conceived by Homer, using fresh and flexible blank verse that is both lyrical and dramatic. [via]
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Iliad and Odyssey Gift Setby HomerISBN 0670779644 (0-670-77964-4)
Hardcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Iliad and Odyssey Gift Set'Book summary:This is a boxed gift edition of Fagles's two widely acclaimed translations of Homer.
The Iliad is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to call it a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters: Achilles, Helen, Hector, and other heroes of Greek myth and history in the 10th and final year of the Greek siege of Troy. The Odyssey is, quite simply, the story of Odysseus, who wants to go home. But Poseidon, god of oceans, doesn't want him to make it back across the wine-dark sea to his wife, Penelope, son, Telemachus, and their high-roofed home at Ithaca. The story is told in easy-going, beautiful poetry; the characters speak naturally, the action happens briskly. Even the gods come across as real people, despite the divine powers they exercise constantly. Both works have been hailed by scholars and the public for the powerful language that brings clashing, pulsing life to these ancient masterpieces. [via]
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The Illiad: Homerby HomerISBN 1557012008 (1-55701-200-8)
Softcover, Cyber Classics Inc
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The Illustrated Odysseyby Homer, Tim Mercer, E. V. RieuISBN 0283985887 (0-283-98588-7)
Hardcover, Sidgwick & Jackson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Odyssey'Book summary:The most famous book in mythology, 251 pages of pure Grecian culture, gorgeous pictures of Greece, pottery, gods and goddesses throughout the book, easy read. [via]
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La Iliada / The Iliadby HomeroISBN 8497644905 (84-9764-490-5)
Softcover, Edimat Libros
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Iliada / The Iliad'Book summary:For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary genres, including drama, fiction, poetry, and essays.[via]Los lectores tomarán un gran placer en descubrir los clásicos con estas bellas y económicas ediciones de literatura famosa y universal. Esta selección editorial cuenta con títulos que abarcan todos los géneros literarios, desde teatro, narrativa, poesía y el ensayo.More editions of La Iliada / The Iliad:
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La Odisea / The Odysseyby HomeroISBN 8471663945 (84-7166-394-5)
Softcover, Edaf Antillas
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Softcover, Akal Ediciones Sa - La Odisea / The Odyssey: ISBN 950039314X (950-03-9314-X)
Softcover, Losada/Argentina - La Odisea / The Odyssey: ISBN 968150058X (968-15-0058-X)
Softcover, Editores Mexicanos Unidos-Mex - La Odisea / The Odyssey: ISBN 9684133960 (968-413-396-0)
Softcover, Espasa Calpe Mexicana Sa - La Odisea / The Odyssey: ISBN 8471663945 (84-7166-394-5)
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- La Odisea / The Odyssey: ISBN 8476000723 (84-7600-072-3)
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Milton's Paradise Lostby John Milton, Gustave DoreISBN 1841932515 (1-84193-251-5)
Hardcover, Arcturus Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Milton's Paradise Lost'Book summary:Milton follows many classical examples by personifying characters such as Death, Chaos, Mammon, and Sin. These characters interact with the more traditional Christian characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, various angels, and God. He takes as his basis the basic biblical text of the creation and fall of humanity (thus, 'Paradise Lost'), which has taken such hold in the English-speaking world that many images have attained in the popular mind an almost biblical truth to them (in much the same way that popular images of Hell owe much to Dante's Inferno). The text of Genesis was very much in vogue in the mid-1600s (much as it is today) and Paradise Lost attained an almost instant acclaim.[via]More editions of Milton's Paradise Lost:
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The Odysseyby HomerISBN 1416500367 (1-4165-0036-7)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:Odyssey which in Greek literally means "the tale of Odysseus," has becomes synonymous with a great journey. "The Odyssey" follows Homer's "The Iliad" where we find all the surviving warriors of the great Trojan War have returned home except for Odysseus, who has been detained by the nymph Calypso for her sexual pleasure. Odysseus however wishes to return to his family and loved ones who await his return at home. The Gods send the fleet-footed Hermes to order Calypso to free him and in doing so Odysseus begins his journey. Along the way Odysseus must overcome many obstacles and battle mythical creatures. Contained in this volume is the prose translation of Samuel Butcher and Andrew Lang. [via]
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- The Odyssey: ISBN 1420922424 (1-4209-2242-4)
Softcover, Digireads.Com - The Odyssey: ISBN 1593080093 (1-59308-009-3)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 1853260258 (1-85326-025-8)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 1593081677 (1-59308-167-7)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 1578400074 (1-57840-007-4)
Softcover, Acclaim Books - The Odyssey: ISBN 1930142226 (1-930142-22-6)
Hardcover, Sun Hill Rose & Briar Books - Odyssey: ISBN 0061064130 (0-06-106413-0)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - The Odyssey: ISBN 0140268863 (0-14-026886-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Odyssey: ISBN 0140383093 (0-14-038309-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Odyssey: ISBN 0140449116 (0-14-044911-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Odyssey: ISBN 0143039954 (0-14-303995-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Odyssey: ISBN 0192833758 (0-19-283375-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - The Odyssey: ISBN 0312869010 (0-312-86901-0)
Softcover, Forge - The Odyssey: ISBN 0374525749 (0-374-52574-9)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux - The Odyssey: ISBN 0393007448 (0-393-00744-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0393964051 (0-393-96405-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0451527364 (0-451-52736-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - The Odyssey: ISBN 0486406547 (0-486-40654-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - The Odyssey: ISBN 0671015486 (0-671-01548-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - The Odyssey: ISBN 0715629581 (0-7156-2958-1)
Softcover, Intl Pub Marketing Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0801882672 (0-8018-8267-2)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr - The Odyssey: ISBN 0872204847 (0-87220-484-7)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0374224382 (0-374-22438-2)
Hardcover, Farrar, Straus & Giroux - The Odyssey: ISBN 061800372X (0-618-00372-X)
Hardcover, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin - The Odyssey: ISBN 0670821624 (0-670-82162-4)
Hardcover, Viking Pr - The Odyssey: ISBN 0671005022 (0-671-00502-2)
Hardcover, Pearson Education, Limited - The Odyssey: ISBN 0674995619 (0-674-99561-9)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr - The Odyssey: ISBN 0679410473 (0-679-41047-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0872204855 (0-87220-485-5)
Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0140440011 (0-14-044001-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Odyssey: ISBN 0140445560 (0-14-044556-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Odyssey: ISBN 0393041336 (0-393-04133-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0393099717 (0-393-09971-7)
Softcover, Norton - The Odyssey: ISBN 0451628055 (0-451-62805-5)
Softcover, New Amer Library - The Odyssey: ISBN 0460871552 (0-460-87155-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - The Odyssey: ISBN 0671745824 (0-671-74582-4)
Softcover, Pocket Books - The Odyssey: ISBN 0679728139 (0-679-72813-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0192510193 (0-19-251019-3)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press - The Odyssey: ISBN 0393041611 (0-393-04161-1)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0472112317 (0-472-11231-7)
Hardcover, Univ of Michigan Pr - The Odyssey: ISBN 0517390531 (0-517-39053-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - The Odyssey: ISBN 0613371925 (0-613-37192-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Odyssey: ISBN 0671638076 (0-671-63807-6)
Hardcover, Pocket Books - The Odyssey: ISBN 0713904550 (0-7139-0455-0)
Hardcover, Allen Lane - The Odyssey: ISBN 1416500367 (1-4165-0036-7)
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- The Odyssey: ISBN 1420922424 (1-4209-2242-4)
The Odysseyby Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G. AmbrusISBN 1562884336 (1-56288-433-6)
Hardcover, Checkerboard Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:This is a retelling of Homer's Odyssey for children, starting from the destruction of Troy and recounting the many dangers that Odysseus faced on his long journey home to Ithaca. Geraldine McCaughrean's lively and original style is complemented by Victor Ambrus's brilliant recreations of the ancient word and its monsters and gods. The paperback edition is now reissued with a new cover. [via]
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The Odysseyby Richard P. Martin, HomerISBN 0801868548 (0-8018-6854-8)
Hardcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:"Tell us, Goddess, daughter of Zeus, start in your own place:
when all the rest at Troy had fled from that steep doom
and gone back home, away from war and the salt sea,
only this man longed for his wife and a way home."
Homer's Odyssey, at once an exciting epic of strife and subterfuge and a deeply felt tale of love and devotion, stands at the very beginning of the Western literary tradition. From ancient Greece to the present day its influence on later literature has been unsurpassed, and for centuries translators have approached the meter, tone, and pace of Homer's poetry with a variety of strategies. Chapman and Pope paid keen attention to color, drama, and vivacity of style, rendering the Greek verse loosely and inventively. In the twentieth century, translators such as Lattimore kept rigorously close to the sense of each word in the original; others, including Fitzgerald and Fagles, have departed further from the language of the original, employing their own inventive modern style.
Poet and translator Edward McCrorie now opens new territory in this striking rendition, which captures the spare, powerful tone of Homer's epic while engaging contemporary readers with its brisk pace, idiomatic language, and lively characterization. McCrorie closely reproduces the Greek metrical patterns and employs a diction and syntax that reflects the plain, at times stark, quality of Homer's lines, rather than later English poetic styles. Avoiding both the stiffness of word-for-word literalism and the exaggeration and distortion of free adaptation, this translation dramatically evokes the ancient sound and sense of the poem. McCrorie's is truly an Odyssey for the twenty-first century.
To accompany this innovative translation, noted classical scholar Richard Martin has written an accessible and wide-ranging introduction explaining the historical and literary context of the Odyssey, its theological and cultural underpinnings, Homer's poetic strategies and narrative techniques, and his cast of characters. In addition, Martin provides detailed notesfar more extensive than those in other editionsaddressing key themes and concepts; the histories of persons, gods, events, and myths; literary motifs and devices; and plot development. Also included is a pronunciation glossary and character index.
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The Odyssey of Homerby Homer, Alexander PopeISBN 158715675X (1-58715-675-X)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey of Homer'Book summary:THE English version of The Odyssey is Alexander Pope's 1725 translation. As Dr. Johnson said, it is, "certainly the noblest version of poetry which the world has ever seen." This is that text, the great Odyssey of Homer, as cast into Engish by Alexander Pope, one of the giants of English poetry. (Jacketless library hardcover.) [via]
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- The Odyssey of Homer: ISBN 1587156741 (1-58715-674-1)
Hardcover, Wildside Pr - The Odyssey of Homer: ISBN 0553213997 (0-553-21399-7)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept - The Odyssey of Homer: ISBN 0835902323 (0-8359-0232-3)
Softcover, Globe Fearon Co - The Odyssey of Homer: ISBN 0060931957 (0-06-093195-7)
Softcover, Perennial - The Odyssey of Homer: ISBN 0804900574 (0-8049-0057-4)
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The Odyssey of Homerby Allen MandelbaumISBN 0520070216 (0-520-07021-6)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey of Homer'Book summary:The most popular epic of Western culture springs to life in Allen Mandelbaum's magnificent translation.
Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan Wara journey of ten years and countless thrilling adventures. Rich in Greek folklore and myth, featuring gods and goddesses, monsters and sorceresses, The Odyssey has enchanted listeners around the world for thousands of years.
Mandelbaum's robust, romantic, lyrical translation has an openness and immediacy unsurpassed by any other. Read aloud, it is a wonderful way to experience this enduring classic. [via]More editions of The Odyssey of Homer:
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The Odyssey of Homerby Barbara Leonie Picard, Joan Kiddell-MonroeISBN 0192741462 (0-19-274146-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey of Homer'Book summary:A collection of Homer's famous stories from "The Odyssey", retold for children. [via]
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The Odyssey of Homerby Bernard Knox, T. E. LawrenceISBN 0195068181 (0-19-506818-1)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey of Homer'Book summary:Colonel T.E. Lawrence was one of the most flamboyant figures of his era, known throughout the Western world as Lawrence of Arabia. Glory-seeking yet self-effacing, this soldier, archaeologist, spy, and scholar was a war hero whom Winston Churchill called "one of the greatest men of our time." Less well known were his abilities as historian and author, which won him the admiration of such writers as Ezra Pound, W.H. Auden, and Robert Graves.
While stationed on a desolate R.A.F. outpost on the fringes of the Karachi desert in India, Lawrence began his acclaimed translation of The Odyssey. He devoted himself to the project for four years, and during that time he came to feel that he was uniquely suited to the task. "I have hunted wild boars and watched wild lions," he wrote. "Built boats and killed many men. So I have odd knowledges that qualify me to understand The Odyssey, and odd experiences that interpret it to me." Relying on an innate sense of language and truly gifted abilities at translation, Lawrence transformed Homer's Odyssey into mellifluous prose. The result was an overnight bestseller. The New York Herald Tribune hailed it "perhaps the most interesting translation of the world's most interesting book," and The New York Times called it "ruggedly and roughly masculine" and added that it "gives a vividness to the story beyond any other text familiar to us."
Lawrence breathes new life into the adventures of Odysseus, smoothing the reader's path through a fantastic array of monsters, temptresses, gods, and goddesses. For a generation of readers accustomed to verse translations of Homer, this bold and vivid prose version is well worth rediscovery. [via]More editions of The Odyssey of Homer:
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The Odyssey of Homerby Richmond LattimoreISBN 0060904798 (0-06-090479-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey of Homer'Book summary:The standard translation into modern English of Homer's Odyssey. "The best translation there is of a great, perhaps the greatest, poet."New York Times Book Review [via]
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The Odyssey World Classicby HomerISBN 0192815423 (0-19-281542-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Paradise Lostby John MiltonISBN 1593080956 (1-59308-095-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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As a young student, John Milton fantasized about bringing the poetic elocution of Homer and Virgil to the English language. Milton realized this dream with his graceful, sonorous Paradise Lost, now considered the most influential epic poem in English literature.
A retelling of the biblical story of mankinds fall from grace, Miltons epic opens shortly after the dramatic expulsion of Satan and his army of angels from Heaven. What follows is a cosmic battle between good and evil that ranges across vast, splendid tracts of time and space, from the wild abyss of Chaos and the fiery lake of Hell to the Gate of Heaven and Gods newly created paradise, the Garden of Eden. Controversy still swirls around Miltons magnificent and sympathetic characterization of Satan, a portrait so compelling that many critics have maintained that he is the true hero of the story.David Hawkes is Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. His books include Idols of the Marketplace (2001) and Ideology (second edition, 2003), and he has contributed articles to The Nation, the Times Literary Supplement, and the Journal of the History of Ideas. -
The Voyages of Odysseusby Homer, D. C. H. Rieu, E. V. RieuISBN 0146001516 (0-14-600151-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
Hardcover, Xs Books
Find This BookBook summary:Odyssey, The: The World's Great Classics, by Homer; tr. by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang [via]
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La Iliada / the Iliadaby HomeroISBN 8489163553 (84-89163-55-3)
Softcover, Jorge Mesta Editores
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Contamos con mas volúmenes en español que cualquier otra editorial para el kindle y continuamos creciendo.
Compuesta en el siglo VIII a.C. narra una leyenda micénica situada en el siglo XII antes de Cristo, una edad heroíca dominada por los aspectos militares,el individualismo desenfrenado y la persecución de la riqueza y la gloria.
Homero (Siglo IX a.C. - Sigl)
Poeta griego. Homero es el literato más famoso de la época arcaica, considerado el autor de dos de las obras más importantes de la Literatura Universal: la Iliada y la Odisea. Alrededor de su vida existe un halo legendario, especulándose incluso que no existió. La Iliada tiene 24 cantos y unos 15.000 versos mientras que la Odisea se queda en unos 10.000. Sobre Homero se han vertido ríos de tinta, siendo considerado como mero recopilador de los versos que componen sus obras o el autor de los poemas. Es difícil tomar partido por alguna de las dos opciones aunque parece que la segunda va tomando más consistencia entre los estudiosos. Incluso ahora se empieza a adjudicar a Homero la autoría de algunas obras arcaicas como La Tebaida o los Epígonos. [via]More editions of La Iliada / the Iliada:
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La Odisea / The Odysseyby HomeroISBN 1583487751 (1-58348-775-1)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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Odisea/odysseyby HomeroISBN 9872087415 (987-20874-1-5)
Softcover, Altamira Pr
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El Paraiso Perdido / Paradise Lostby John MiltonISBN 1583487735 (1-58348-773-5)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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Iliasby Homer, Wolfgang SchadewaldtISBN 3458018530 (3-458-01853-0)
Hardcover, Insel Verlag
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Die Ilias (altgriechisch 8»¹¬Â Iliás, vermutlich Troerin ), eines der ältesten schriftlich fixierten Werke Europas, schildert einen Abschnitt des troianischen Krieges. Das Epos umfasst 24 Bücher bzw. Gesänge, wie diese Abschnitte seit der Übersetzung durch Johann Heinrich Voß bezeichnet werden. Die Ilias beruht auf frühgeschichtlichen Mythen und Erzählungen und wird Homer zugeschrieben (zur Verfasserschaft, auch hinsichtlich der Odyssee, siehe Homerische Frage). Die Ilias-Darstellung der Olympischen Götter dürfte erheblich zur Entwicklung einer nationalen griechischen Religion beigetragen haben und prägt bis in die Gegenwart die europäische Kunst- und Geisteswissenschaft. (aus wikipedia.de) [via]More editions of Ilias:
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