The Odyssey by Homer
By its evocation of a real or imaged heroic age, its contrasts of character and its variety of adventure, above all by its sheer narrative power, the Odyssey has won and preserved its place among the greatest tales in the world. It tells of Odysseus' adventurous wanderings as he returns from the long war at Troy to his home in the Greek island of Ithaca, where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus have been waiting for him for twenty years. He meets a one-eyed giant, Polyphemus the Cyclops; he visits the underworld; he faces the terrible monsters Scylla and Charybdis; he extricates himself from the charms of Circe and Calypso. After these and numerous other legendary encounters he finally reaches home, where, disguised as a beggar, he begins to plan revenge on the suitors who have for years been besieging Penelope and feasting on his own meat and wine with insolent impunity.Geraldine McCaughrean has almost 130 books to her credit, with her work being translated into 27 languages. She is the only writer to win the coveted Whitbread Prize three times, making her one of England's most popular authors of novels for young readers. Berkshire is where she calls home. Go to www.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk to learn more about her.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192741530 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192741535 |
| Title | The Odyssey |
| Author | Homer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1996-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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