The Odyssey of Homer (P.S.)

Author - Richmond Lattimore ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Harper Perennial Modern Classics was reviewed on 4-Nov-2008.

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1) Paperback Book The Odyssey of Homer (P.S.) by Harper Perennial Modern Classics. This order came to me on time and in brand-new condition! I was very pleased with this order!¤

2) Paperback Book The Odyssey of Homer (P.S.) by Harper Perennial Modern Classics. I´ve read other translations of the Odyssey but Lattimore´s is the most readable and clear. Fitzgerald´s translation occasionally clarifies a point of two but for the most part I depend upon Lattimore´s.
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3) Paperback Book The Odyssey of Homer (P.S.) by Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Since reading Lattimore´s translation of the Odyssey this past summer, I haven´t been able to read ANYTHING ELSE with the same interest and enthusiasm. Homer´s Odyssey needs no endorsement from me. It sits at the very heart and genesis of the Western literary tradition and will forever continue to do so. If you haven´t read the Odyssey, you should: it´s an important part of our human heritage. It´s also incredibly fascinating for its age. Almost three thousand years old now, the Odyssey transports you into another strangely foreign time, imagination, and culture.

The Odyssey is also a compelling narrative in its own right. It´s simply an amazing and beautiful story, and this is certainly what accounts for its continued influence throughout history. The prose, beautifully and faithfully rendered in this edition by Lattimore, are captivating and rythmically satisfying. The world is rich, awe-inspiring, but not over-indulgently described. Odysseus is a hero in the truest sense of the word. Everything you want is there but not in over-abundance. The Odyssey is just sparse enough to leave you yearning for more, which is why I haven´t been able to read much else lately. I figure Lattimore´s translation of the Illiad is my next stop. I´ll let you know how that goes.





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4) Paperback Book The Odyssey of Homer (P.S.) by Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

The most eloquent translation of Homer´s epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan War

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