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The Odyssey

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Start date: September 1, 2024

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Mar 24, 2008 Harold rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I just reread this for probably the third time in my life, and it is absolutely great. I like this translation (Rieu) and probably will read Rieu's Iliad sometime soon.

I find it interesting that one of the two earliest novels in the western world utilizes Flashbacks as a plot device. ...more

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Mar 06, 2009 Geoffrey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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It was nice to re-read this epic. It is quite a compelling read even though 2000 years old or so. It is supposedly the first novel. Anyway, the edition translated by Rouse keeps the language basic and easy to understand, unlike other versions.

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Mar 29, 2011 Leslie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

New to teaching freshmen, I sought my colleagues' advice on which edition to order for my students (having only read Fagels, myself). They mostly said Lombardo, citing his accessibility, so I checked him out.

The names, alone, were enough to put me off of Lombardo and root me firmly in Team Fagels. I don't care if the translated names in Lombardo ARE closer to the orginal Greek -- no student of mine is going to go around calling Circe "Kirke."

The very idea.

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May 28, 2009 Kevin rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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I would rather watch the movie with Kirk Douglas (which frankly followed the book quite well).

The story of Ulysses and his long, adventurous travels.

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