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The Odyssey

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 390,085 Ratings and 4,016 Reviews

Book Description
Robert Fagles's translation is a jaw-droppingly beautiful rendering of Homer's Odyssey, the most accessible and enthralling epic of classical Greece. Fagles captures the rapid and direct language of the original Greek, while telling the story of Odysseus in lyrics that ring with a clear, energetic voice. The story itself has never seemed more dynamic, the action more compelling, nor the descriptio... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (46 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages560
ISBN-100143039954
ISBN-13978-0143039952
Publication Date10/31/2006
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About Homer (Author) : Homer is a published adapter and an author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Homer include The Odyssey, The Iliad, Iliad of Homer, and The Odyssey For Boys An... more
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About Bernard Knox (Editor, Introduction) : Bernard Knox is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Bernard Knox include Dying Young. : An article from: American Scholar, The Odyssey (Penguin Class... more
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About Robert Fagles (Translator) : Robert Fagles is a published author and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Robert Fagles include The Odyssey, The Odyssey (Penguin Classics).
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