![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The bibliography offers a succinct guide to further scholarship in English a full index of names enables the reader to trace particular characters through the text map showing the known Greek world traversed by Odysseus between Troy and Ithaca.Extensive notes offer book-by-book summaries and elucidate difficult words and passages.The line-by-line format of the translation is invaluable for those wishing to coordinate it with the Greek text or references in secondary literature.William Allan, an authority in classical Greek tragedy and epic, offers a full introduction that guides the reader in understanding the composition of the poem, the major themes of the narrative, and situates the poem in its original cultural context.Anthony Verity's rendering transmits the directness, power, and dignity of Homer's poetry in an elegant and accurate translation that respects the original line numbers. The Odyssey: A Greek Epic by Homer Written by ancient Greek poet Homer, The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus and his long journey home from the Trojan War.A major new translation of Homer's great epic poem that encapsulates the power of cunning over strength, the pitfalls of temptation and the importance of home.Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Global Public HealthĪnthony Verity and William Allan Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection.The European Society of Cardiology Series.Oxford Commentaries on International Law. ![]()
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