The Odyssey Of Homer
HOMER / LATTIMORE Richmond
- Paperback
- Edition: 2
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Homer's great epic The Odyssey - one of Western literature's most enduring and important works - translated by Richmond Lattimore
A classic for the ages, The Odyssey recounts Odysseus' journey home after the Trojan War - and the obstacles he faces along the way to reclaim his throne, kingdom, and family in Ithaca.
During his absence, his steadfast and clever wife, Penelope, and now teenaged son, Telemachus, have lived under the constant threat of ruthless suitors, all desperate to court Penelope and claim the throne. As the suitors plot Telemachus' murder, the gods debate Odysseus' fate. With help from the goddess Athena, the scattered family bides their ...
Publication date: 2007-07-05
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Subjects:
Fiction, Classics (pre C.1945), Classical Texts, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Poetry By Individual Poets