The Odyssey

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"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Homer (Author)
Other Authors: Wilson, Emily R., 1971- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Odysseus, > King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > Poetry.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Translator's note
  • Maps. The world of The odyssey
  • The Aegean and Asia Minor
  • Mainland Greece
  • The Peloponnese
  • The odyssey. The boy and the goddess
  • A dangerous journey
  • An old king remembers
  • What the sea god said
  • From the goddess to the storm
  • A princess and her laundry
  • A magical kingdom
  • The songs of a poet
  • A pirate in a shepherd's cave
  • The winds and the witch
  • The dead
  • Difficult choices
  • Two tricksters
  • A loyal slave
  • The prince returns
  • Father and son
  • Insults and abuse
  • Two beggars
  • The queen and the beggar
  • The last banquet
  • An archery contest
  • Bloodshed
  • The olive tree bed
  • Restless spirits.

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