The Odyssey

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Homer

Verlag:

W. W. Norton & Company

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 6Z59PPW

EAN: 9780393089059

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Di, 18.08.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

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CHF 54.50

CHF 47.50

Beschreibung

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, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world. This vivid new translation-the first by a woman-matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and an iambic pentameter to produce a translation with an enchanting "rhythm and rumble" that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur. An engrossing tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary readers to luxuriate in Homer's descriptions and similes and to thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero's adventures, Wilson recaptures what is "epic" about this wellspring of world literature. This book has deckle-edged (rough-cut) pages.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Homer
Emily Wilson

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Format

Buch (Hardcover)

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