The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)

The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)

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Synopsis

The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats, shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon, Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 560
Edition: New ed
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 25 Nov 2004

ISBN 10: 0140449957
ISBN 13: 9780140449952

Author Bio
The Greeks attributed both the Iliad and the Odyssey to a single poet whom they named Homer. Nothing is known of his life, though the main ancient tradition made him a native of the island of Chios in east Aegean. His date too is uncertain: most modern scholars place the composition of the Iliad in the second half of the eighth century BC.