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The Odyssey: A New Verse Translation, Backgrounds, the Odyssey in Antiquity, Criticism (Norton Critical Edition)
The Odyssey A New Verse Translation Backgrounds the Odyssey in Antiquity Criticism - Norton Critical Edition Author:Homer, Albert C. Cook Perhaps the most celebrated of all Western narratives, the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's roundabout voyage home to Ithaca where his beloved Penelope awaits. In stories along the way, he famously encounters Circe, the Sirens, the Cyclops, and many, many others. This translation renders the classic more economically than others. — "The best... more » translation there is of a great, perhaps the greatest, poet."New York Times Book Review
Contains a New Verse Translation, Backgrounds, the Odyssey in Antiquity, Criticism