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Genre/Form: | Translations into English poetry Poetry Translations Poésie |
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Named Person: | Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character); Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Homer.; Albert Cook |
ISBN: | 0393007448 9780393007442 |
OCLC Number: | 1373919 |
Description: | xi, 340 pages 22 cm |
Series Title: | Norton library |
Other Titles: | Odyssey. |
Responsibility: | a new verse translation by Albert Cook. |
Abstract:
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, along with the Illiad, and is one of the most widely popular anicent texts for reading. Composed around 8th century B.C., it is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the first surviving work of Western literature. The poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage.
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