The Odyssey
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Homer's account of the adventures of Odysseus has stood at the center of classical literature for centuries. It is a sweeping story of a great warrior who wanders the world, but also an intensely domestic tale of a loving husband's struggle to protect an enduring union with his faithful wife. Meticulously studied and commented upon by innumerable scholars, The Odyssey remains, nonetheless, a uniquely personal literary experience, startling each new generation of readers with its excitement, its drama, and its remarkably contemporary hero.Katherine A. Powers - Washington PostSusan Sarandon reads an introduction by Tom Palaima as well as synopses of each book, all of which are included in a useful little booklet. Lombardo, a veteran of many performances of his translation, delivers the poem himself in a well-modulated, walnutty voice that occasionally roars out dramatically to handle the more exuberant, even bumptious, passages.
Translator's PrefaceixIntroductionxix1Trouble at Home32A Gathering and a Parting163In the Great Hall of Nestor284With Menelaos and Helen435A Raft on the High Seas676Laundry Friends817The Warmest Welcome918Songs, Challenges, Dances, and Gifts1019A Battle, the Lotos, and a Savage's Cave11810Mad Winds, Laistrugonians, and an Enchantress13511The Land of the Dead15212Evil Song, a Deadly Strait, and Forbidden Herds17113A Strange Arrival Home18414The House of the Swineherd19715Son and Father Converging21316Father and Son Reunited22917Unknown in His Own House24318Fights in the Great Hall26119Memory and Dream in the Palace27420Dawn of the Death-Day29221The Stringing of the Bow30422Revenge in the Great Hall31723Husband and Wife at Last33224Last Tensions and Peace343Notes359Names in the Odyssey409Bibliography417
