The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus' epic ten year journey home after the end of the Trojan War of the Iliad. Its epic sweep has gripped generations of readers.

Verity offers an excellent, clear, traditionally literal but avowedly non-poetic [translation]* Colin Burrow, London Review of Books *
Undoubtedly a leader in its genre... It is a distinguished addition to the Oxford 'World's Classics' series. * Roger Barnes, Classics for All *

Anthony Verity is a classical scholar and educationalist whose appointments include Head of Classics at Bristol Grammar School, Headmaster of Leeds Grammar School, and Master of Dulwich College from 1986 to 1995. His translations for Oxford World's Classics include Theocritus, Idylls and Pindar, The Complete Odes, and the Iliad. William Allan is McConnell Laing Fellow and Tutor in Classical Languages and Literature at University College, Oxford. His previous publications include The Andromache and Euripidean Tragedy (2000), Euripides: The Children of Heracles (2001), Euripides: Medea (2002), Euripides: Helen (2008), Homer: The Iliad (2012), and Classical Literature: A Very Short Introduction (2014).

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ISBN 13	9780198736479
ISBN 10	0198736479
Title	The Odyssey
Author	Homer
Series	Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2018-02-22
Number of pages	384
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