Homer's Odyssey is one of the greatest stories in literature, the epic tale of the return of Odysseus to his home following the Trojan war. After nine years of siege and fighting, the Greeks are finally returning home. But one of the Greek heroes, Odysseus, offends the Sea-God, who sends storms and [...]

Lombardo's Odyssey offers the distinctive speed, clarity, and boldness that so distinguished his 1997 Iliad. Lombardo has created a Homeric voice for his contemporaries: fresh, quick and verbally engaging to the modern ear, as the original was to the ancient. His characters come alive as real people[...]

"Homer in Print" traces the print transmission and literary reception of the Iliad and the Odyssey from the fifteenth through the twentieth century. Over 175 mini-essays provide new details of each included edition's textual, intellectual, and publishing history. Three long-form essays contributed b[...]

KinderGuides(R) early learning guides introduce the greatest literary works to children everywhere, and lay the foundation for a lifelong appreciation for our most beloved classics. Through colorfully illustrated story summaries and kid-friendly analyses, KinderGuides aims to educate and create a fa[...]

This comparative study crosses multiple cultures, traditions, genres, and languages in order to explore the particular importance of Homer in the emergence, development, and promotion of modernist writing. It shows how and why the Homeric epics served both modernist formal experimentation, including[...]

This edition is an introduction to the Iliad and Odyssey; including dating, context and interpretation. It contains an extensive bibliography.[...]

Published in 1970, this important work interprets the poem with a focus on the idiosyncrasies of its originally oral composition. In part I, the main themes of the Odyssey such as 'guest-friendship' and 'testing' are investigated. The incorporation of these and other themes, such as 'omens' and the [...]

"Complex, personal, and profound ... a brash and brave piece of writing ... filled with the swords and spears that inflict the carnage of the "Iliad."" -"The Wall Street Journal"
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"""Why Homer Matters" is a magical journey of discovery across wide stretches of the past, sewn together by the [...]