false 119788 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223645218m/119788.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223645218s/119788.jpg The Odyssey remains one of the greatest literary works in the history of the world. It is the story of the Trojan war hero Odysseus and his ten-year journey to return home to his family and kingdom. Having angered the gods with his pride after the Greek victory, he finds himself cast adrift at sea, facing dangers beyond measure and trials beyond understanding. Truly a staple of literature and an epic adventure.]]> 1381 376 3356006 book -750 The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) total:96334|5:26867|4:29030|3:26176|2:9920|1:4341| 96334 353164 117955 1778 903 3.69 119595 2866 107873 3.70 312 30 57014906 1176962 476374 0679728139 9780679728139 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175086311m/476374.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175086311s/476374.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/476374.The_Odyssey 4.10 259 -750 5 6 false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 18:33:28 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:43:34 -0800 2009
It is a glorious story of love and war, gods and humans, adventure in and around the Mediterranean (and, some argue, out to the West Indies). On the surface...more...]]> 43698755 1384976 333706 0140268863 9780140268867 188 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628425m/333706.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628425s/333706.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/333706.The_Odyssey 3.93 2599 The Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.

Translated by Robert Fagles
Introduction and Notes by Bernard Knox]]> -750 4 6 false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 09:43:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 21:19:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5009372 260664 476374 0679728139 9780679728139 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175086311m/476374.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175086311s/476374.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/476374.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 -750 5 2 false Thu Aug 23 10:47:43 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 06:44:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 25440315 937416 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.64 88976 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 0 3 false Wed Jun 25 11:57:51 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 11:59:11 -0700 2008 37209218 911472 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 4 2 false Sat Nov 08 16:19:19 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 15:34:53 -0800 2008 hate The Odyssey, in fact, at parts, I actually sorta/kinda liked it. I know, crazy. But whatever. Most people know what The Odyssey is about, and if they don't, they will. So, I am not going to waste time explaining it.

For those who have read it, ...more...]]> 21314182 830786 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 5 2 false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 07:01:55 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 08:00:40 -0700 2008
I'm not going to write a review for the Odyssey; I think that thousands of years of influence and praise speak for themselves.

However, I will tell you what happened when I was reading the last books of the poem, in which Penelope is reunited with her hu...more...]]> 12069857 762235 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 5 1 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 09 10:15:55 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 05 19:47:27 -0700 2009 The Iliad a couple years back, my hopes for enjoying Homer were not high. The battles and genealogies of The Iliad were interesting, but it felt more like reading history than fiction. It turned out my fears that The Odyssey would be the same were unfounded. The Odyssey, and its hero O...more...]]> 11792836 105081 77201 0670821624 9780670821624 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899984m/77201.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899984s/77201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77201.The_Odyssey 4.07 149 Odyssey, the most accessible and enthralling epic of classical Greece. Fagles captures the rapid and direct language of the original Greek, while telling the story of Odysseus in lyrics that ring with a clear, energetic voice. The story itself has never seemed more dynamic, the action more compelling, nor the descriptions so brilliant in detail. It is often said that every age demands its own translation of the classics. Fagles's work is a triumph because he has not merely provided a contemporary version of Homer's classic poem, but has located the right language for the timeless character of this great tale. Fagles brings the Odyssey so near, one wonders if the Hollywood adaption can be far behind. This is a terrific book.]]> -750 5 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 11:29:31 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 17:22:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 7748670 544124 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 4 1 false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Oct 15 10:05:58 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 10:08:31 -0700 2007
Things go badly, of course, like most trips. At least the trips that you can make a good yarn out ...more...]]> 2370943 142024 1383 0060931957 9780060931957 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208331m/1383.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208331s/1383.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1383.The_Odyssey 4.12 594 The most eloquent translation of Homer's Odyssey into modern English.

]]> -750 5 1 false Mon Jun 25 14:25:13 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 23:19:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 791066 4693 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 4 1 false Thu Apr 19 07:50:10 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 19 07:50:25 -0700 2007
ایلیاد و اودیسه پس از این همه قرن که از سروده شدنشان گذشته، هم چنان خ...more...]]> 13695981 833489 333706 0140268863 9780140268867 188 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628425m/333706.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628425s/333706.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/333706.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 The Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.

Translated by Robert Fagles
Introduction and Notes by Bernard Knox]]> -750 5 2 false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jan 27 03:17:27 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 03:18:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2159133 107834 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 5 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1952 Wed Jun 20 08:03:05 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:05:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 27591204 1340474 333706 0140268863 9780140268867 188 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628425m/333706.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628425s/333706.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/333706.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 The Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.

Translated by Robert Fagles
Introduction and Notes by Bernard Knox]]> -750 5 1 false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu Jul 17 22:46:35 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 10:04:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5072506 183088 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 4 1 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Fri Aug 24 19:05:15 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 06:57:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 23907620 1212351 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 5 2 false Fri Jun 06 22:07:46 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 22:13:25 -0700 2008
Fighting all manner of monsters, horrors, tricksters, coming...more...]]> 6674469 95618 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 4 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 18:59:40 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 13 12:27:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 32676801 695116 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 5 1 false Fri Sep 12 03:47:52 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 03:48:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 74096623 2826802 1381 0143039954 9780143039952 1239 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330m/1381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208330s/1381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381.The_Odyssey 3.67 96334 Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students.]]> -750 3 1 false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 13:38:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 13:42:25 -0700 2009 41579271 683306 1384 0140449116 9780140449112 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208331m/1384.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208331s/1384.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1384.The_Odyssey 3.90 682 The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life.
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