The Odyssey of Homer: A New Verse Translation
- ISBN-10
- 0553213997
- ISBN-13
- 9780553213997
- Series
- The Odyssey of Homer
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 560
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Author
- Homer
Description
A highly regarded translator of Virgil and Dante bends his efforts to Homer's masterful work, offering a new verse translation of the epic tale of one man's dangerous ten-year struggle to return home to his loyal wife, Penelope, after years on the battlefields of Troy. Reissue.
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