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The essential Odyssey
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- Book Synopsis
- This generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction, a shortened version of her essay for the unabridged edition, is ideal for readers new to this remarkable tale of the homecoming of Odysseus.
- About The Author
- Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. His previous translations include Homer's Iliad (1997, Hackett) and Odyssey (2000, Hackett), Hesiod's Works & Days and Theogony (1993, Hackett), and Sappho, Poems and Fragments (2002, Hackett), a PEN Center USA 2003 Literary Award Finalist.Sheila Murnaghan is Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780872208995
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Company, (15 September 2007)
- Number of Pages
- 262
- Weight
- 235.3 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 215.9 x 139.7 x 15 mm
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