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The Odyssey Kindle Edition
The decade-long Trojan War has come to an end and Odysseus, the King of Ithaca instrumental in securing victory for the Greeks, finally sets sail for home. But his adventures are far from over. Cursed by the god Poseidon to wander the earth for ten years, he must battle monstrous creatures—even facing the land of the dead—before returning to Ithaca, where still more dangers await him. In his long absence, Odysseus’s wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, have endured a violent crowd of suitors who occupied the royal palace.
Together with The Iliad, Homer’s epic poem of the Trojan War, The Odyssey is one of the oldest surviving works of Western literature. Samuel Butler’s beautiful English prose version, first appearing in 1900, remains one of the most beloved and acclaimed translations of this timeless tale.
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOpen Road Media
- Publication dateApril 11, 2017
- File size2272 KB
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Not much is known about Homer, who was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the greatest epic poet for his works, The Iliad and The Odyssey, two poems that have had a lasting influence on Western literature.
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- ASIN : B06XTCRYHZ
- Publisher : Open Road Media (April 11, 2017)
- Publication date : April 11, 2017
- Language : English
- File size : 2272 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 218 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #799,094 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #170 in Epic Poetry (Kindle Store)
- #316 in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Poetry (Kindle Store)
- #732 in Ancient & Classical Poetry
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Homer was probably born around 725BC on the Coast of Asia Minor, now the coast of Turkey, but then really a part of Greece. Homer was the first Greek writer whose work survives.
He was one of a long line of bards, or poets, who worked in the oral tradition. Homer and other bards of the time could recite, or chant, long epic poems. Both works attributed to Homer - The Iliad and The Odyssey - are over ten thousand lines long in the original. Homer must have had an amazing memory but was helped by the formulaic poetry style of the time.
In The Iliad Homer sang of death and glory, of a few days in the struggle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Mortal men played out their fate under the gaze of the gods. The Odyssey is the original collection of tall traveller's tales. Odysseus, on his way home from the Trojan War, encounters all kinds of marvels from one-eyed giants to witches and beautiful temptresses. His adventures are many and memorable before he gets back to Ithaca and his faithful wife Penelope.
We can never be certain that both these stories belonged to Homer. In fact 'Homer' may not be a real name but a kind of nickname meaning perhaps 'the hostage' or 'the blind one'. Whatever the truth of their origin, the two stories, developed around three thousand years ago, may well still be read in three thousand years' time.
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This book is a clone of the copy of The Odyssey listed above. It's a Pope translation, and shoudn't matter to the reader unless you were doing an indepth scholarly analysis.
The book itself is well laid out, but lacks a Table of Contents, so you're unable to jump from book to book in the story. Still, it's free and highly readable. What's not to like?
As with most Greek lore, it was decidedly brutal. You can visualize every death and dismemberment with incredible detail, whether you want to or not. This said, there were some points in the story that, while great for skimming when you want the gist of the legend, are a little more grey in detail. Odysseus is clever, but he's a complete beast by the end when seeking his revenge. While I understand that this was the kind of epic vastly enjoyed back in the day, and a great study for lovers of Greek lore like me, it got a little... excessive, and I found myself saying, "Dude... You were gone for TWENTY YEARS. Don't pretend to be a saint!"
Regardless, I definitely drew inspiration from this story and am glad to have it on my shelf and in my mind, even if I'm now more terrified of a cyclops than I've ever been before.
Such translations often come in for criticism from the literati, but are prized by those like me, who want to learn to read the original language for themselves. I'm grateful for such translators of the classics who help students and learners. A big thank you to Professor Cook! I recommend this for anyone who wants to learn the Greek or just wrestle with Homer at more depth. There is another edition that includes some very helpful background essays, too.
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Reviewed in Brazil on December 28, 2023
The copy is also intact when arrives and good quality paper