{"product_id":"odyssey-p-b-trans-r-fagles-w3","title":"The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) [2006] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiterature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance, Homer's ancient Greek epic \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction and notes by Bernard Knox in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Robert Fagles' translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece. Here, one of the great modern translators presents us with \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Homer's best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus' wanderings after the Trojan War. With wit and wile, the 'man of twists and turns' meets the challenges of the sea-god Poseidon, and monsters ranging from the many-headed Scylla to the cannibalistic Cyclops Polyphemus - only to return after twenty years to a home besieged by his wife Penelope's suitors. In the myths and legends retold in this immortal poem, Fagles has captured the energy of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003eare attributed. The \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Robert Fagles' translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderfully readable ... Just the right blend of roughness and sophistication'\u003cbr\u003eTed Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A memorable achievement ... Mr Fagles has been remarkably successful in finding a style that is of our time and yet timeless'\u003cbr\u003eRichard Jenkyns, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003eis his best work yet'\u003cbr\u003eGarry Wills, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Homer \u0026 Fagles, Robert \u0026 Knox, Bernard","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44228178280738,"sku":"9780143039952","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":52935484899667,"sku":"XV80143039952","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/homer-fagles-robert-knox-bernard-the-odyssey-penguin-classics-2006-paperback-9780143039952-58481882988883.jpg?v=1770042702","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/odyssey-p-b-trans-r-fagles-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}