The Odyssey: The Epic Poem Rendered in Prose

by Homer

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An Acclaimed Literary Classic by Homer

The Odyssey by Greek author Homer is an epic poem first translated into English and published in 1615 in the UK. This version is the text translated into prose.

A celebrated and timeless classic filled with extraordinary characters and thrilling adventure.

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‘So now all who escaped death in battle or by shipwreck had got safely home except Ulysses, and he, though he was longing to return to his wife and country, was detained by the goddess Calypso, who had got him into a large cave and wanted to marry him. But as years went by, there came a time when the gods settled that he should go back to Ithaca; even then, however, when he was among his own people, his troubles were not yet over;’

Synopsis

Homer's epic poem tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, in ten-year effort to return home after the Trojan War. Penelope, his wife, and Telemachus stave off suitors competing for Penelope's hand and Ithaca's throne while Odysseus fights mythical beasts and endures the wrath of the gods on his journey back. The Odyssey comes to an end when Odysseus finally defeats his rivals, triumphs in a challenge to prove his identity, and ultimately succeeds in reclaiming the throne of Ithaca.
Full of temptation and longing, the struggle between good and evil, and an epic moral test of endurance, The Odyssey offers the reader a timeless and brilliant human story.

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Title Details

231 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2022

About the author

Homer (Greek: Όμηρος born c. 8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.
Homer's Iliad centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The Odyssey chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems were originally transmitted orally. Despite being predominantly known for its tragic and serious themes, the Homeric poems also contain instances of comedy and laughter.
Homer's epic poems shaped aspects of ancient Greek culture and education, fostering ideals of heroism, glory, and honor. To Plato, Homer was simply the one who "has taught Greece" (τὴν Ἑλλάδα πεπαίδευκεν). In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Virgil refers to Homer as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the Iliad, Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets". From antiquity to the present day, Homeric epics have inspired many famous works of literature, music, art, and film.
The question of by whom, when, where and under what circumstances the Iliad and Odyssey were composed continues to be debated. Scholars remain divided as to whether the two works are the product of a single author. It is thought that the poems were composed at some point around the late eighth or early seventh century BC. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity; the most widespread account was that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider these accounts legendary.

French: Homère, Italian: Omero, Portuguese, Spanish: Homero.