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'The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself' Guardian

The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his bravery and cunning to reach his homeland and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey was the very first Penguin Classic to be published, and has itself achieved classic status.

Translated by E. V. RIEU
Revised translation by D. C. H. RIEU
With an Introduction by PETER JONES

Book details

Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Poetry Poetry by individual poets

• Full title: The Odyssey
• Author: Homer
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• EAN: 9780140449112
• ISBN: 0140449116
• ID: 04024564
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Weight: 306 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 128 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. January 2003

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