The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey by Homer

With fantastical creatures, including the voracious nymph Calypso and sorceress Circe. Back in Ithaca, Odysseus's wife Penelope faces trials of her own: suitors keen to supplant the absent warrior. Homer's epic poem, which follows on from The Iliad, stands as one of the founding pillars of Western literature.

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Homer is the legendary blind bard, remembered as the creator of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer's legacy is the enduring influence of his epic poems on Western literature and culture. In Dante's Divine Comedy, Virgil refers to him as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the Iliad, Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets."

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ISBN 13	9781914602726
ISBN 10	1914602722
Title	The Odyssey
Author	Homer
Series	Chiltern Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Chiltern Publishing
Year published	2025-11-15
Number of pages	416
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