The Odyssey
Homer(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 25. April 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-14-044822-1 (ISBN)
Description
Homer's epic tells of the adventures of Odysseus, the mythological King of Ithaca and leader of the Trojan war, recounting the hero's wanderings and his eventual regaining of his kingdom.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
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Paperback (UK-trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-044822-1 (9780140448221)
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The Greeks believed that THE ODYSSEY and THE ILIAD were composed by a single poet whom they named Homer. Nothing is known of his life. Ancient tradition places him in Ionia, located in the eastern Aegean. Most modern scholars now place the composition of THE ODYSSEY in the late 8th, early 7th century. Robert Fagles is Arthur W. Marks Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University. Bernard Knox is Director Emeritus of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC.
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