The Odyssey (/ ˈɒdɪsi /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2] is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books. It follows the heroic king of Ithaca, Odysseus, also known by the Latin ...
Odyssey, epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. The poem is the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who wanders for 10 years (although the action of the poem covers only the final six weeks) trying to get home after the Trojan War. Learn more about the Odyssey.
So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Review hails as "a distinguished achievement." If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life.
Full text of "The Odyssey" See other formats CLASSICS THE ODYSSEY ADVISORY EDITOR: BETTY RADICE The Greeks believed that the Iliad and the Odyssey were com¬ piled by Homer, and seven Greek cities claim to be the place of his birth. Nothing is known of his life or date, nor can it be proved that the same person compiled both works, but the quality and unity of the structure in each book ...
HOMER: THE ODYSSEY—A New Translation by E. V. Rieu (31 I pp.)—Penguin Books (25¢). The U.S. public is getting this classic job for two bits because eleven years ago a young Englishman named Allen Lane ...