The Odyssey
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Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his ho...
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Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. Homers classic epic of survival, revenge, and homecoming, translated by E. V. Rieu, now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, and featuring an Introduction by Peter V. Jones. The inspiration for the major motion picture The Return, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette BinocheThe epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threatsshipwrecks, battles, monsters, and the implacable enmity of the sea god PoseidonOdysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland of Ithaca safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
ISBN
9780141192444
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
416
Udgivelsesdato
01-10-2009
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
1774493
EAN nr.
9780141192444
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
206
Bredde (mm)
138
Længde (mm)
36
Vægt (g)
536