The Odyssey (Fagles translation)

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Author: Homer

ISBN-10: 0140268863

ISBN-13: 9780140268867

Category: Ancient Fiction & Literature Classics

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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.Publishers WeeklyRobert Fagles's 1990 translation of The Iliad was highly praised; here, he moves to The Odyssey. As in the previous work, he adroitly mixes contemporary language with the driving rhythms of the original. The first line reads: "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns/ driven time and again off course once he had plundered/ the hallowed heights of Troy." Hellenic scholar Bernard Knox contributes extensive introductory commentary, providing both historical and literary perspective. Notes, a pronouncing glossary, genealogies, a bibliography and maps of Homer's world are included.

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