The Odyssey
Published on 25. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-14-044995-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-044995-2 (9780140449952)
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Persons
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.