{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-homer-9780553213997","title":"The Odyssey of Homer by Homer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning verse translation of Homer's epic tale about one man's decade-long struggle to return home after years on the battlefields of Troy, from National Book Award-winning translator Allen Mandelbaum \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inspiration for the upcoming film \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey, \u003c\/i\u003e directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Elliot Page, Robert Pattinson, and Zendaya \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Muse, tell me of the man of many wiles, \u003cbr\u003ethe man who wandered many paths of exile \u003cbr\u003eafter he sacked Troy's sacred citadel.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo begins one of the greatest adventures of world literature. Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' decade-long journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. Meanwhile, his son Telemachus is on a journey of his own, tasked by the goddess Athena to fend off the suitors and liaise with warriors who fought alongside Odysseus during the Trojan War. But when the paths of father and son converge, they must use all their wits to reclaim Ithaca--or die trying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAllen Mandelbaum's brilliant verse translation realizes the power and the beauty of the original Greek and demonstrates why the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553213997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomer \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the\u003ci\u003e Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of the siege of Troy, and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale of Ulysses's wanderings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Mandelbaum \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1926 and died in 2011. His translations of Homer, Dante, Virgil, Quasimodo, and Ungaretti were all published to great acclaim. His rendering of \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid \u003c\/i\u003ewon the National Book Award. He was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University, North Carolina.","brand":"Bantam Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48942048772249,"sku":"9780553213997","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9780553213997.jpg?v=1787865444","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-odyssey-of-homer-9780553213997","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}