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The Odyssey: A New Translation by Peter Green

By Homer

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780520966871
DOI
10.1525/9780520966871
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2649065 bytes)
Pages
536\536
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 16:42:57

Description

The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience The Odyssey in all its glory. Green’s version, with its lyrical mastery and superb command of Greek, offers readers the opportunity to enjoy Homer’s epic tale of survival, temptation, betrayal, and vengeance with all of the verve and pathos of the original oral tradition.

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