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The Odyssey

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5 out of 5
Based on 2 Ratings and 2 Reviews

Book Description
Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics line

The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read al... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingKindle Edition (46 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages560
ISBN-10B000OCXGRS
Publication Date11/01/1997
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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 Robert Fagles (Author, 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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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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