Dimensions
162 x 240 x 37mm
THE ODYSSEY, which tells of the detours Odysseus made on his way home from the battle of Troy, is one of the defining masterpieces of Western literature. Populated by the Cyclops, the Sirens, cannibals and the holy cows of the Sun God, it is an extraordinary work of the imagination; the original epic voyage into the unknown that has inspired other works for millennia - from ancient poems to modern fiction and films. With its consummately modern hero, full of guile and wit, always prepared to reinvent himself, THE ODYSSEY is perfectly suited to our times. Thanks to the scholarship and poetic power of the highly acclaimed Stephen Mitchell, this new translation recreates the energy and simplicity, the speed, the grace, and continual thrust and pull of the original, while THE ODYSSEY's ancient story bursts vividly into life.
