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Book Description
If The Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca afteContinue
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spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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A tale of two timeless epics
It is oddly moving, at a time when mention of the name ‘Homer’ invariably conjures up thoughts of donuts, to know that the author of the Odyssey remains the first classical author to whom most children are introduced. At my daughters’ primary school, ... (read full critics)
spectator published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010
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Amazing read
I had to read this book for English class and (of course) I did it last minute but still loved every minute of it! I LOVE The Odyssey! Greek mythology is the bomb and I love Odysseus' journey! I loved everything about this book and Greek culture in general; the names, the gods and goddesses and h ... (continue)
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Book Details
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- English Books
- Paperback 560 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0140268863
- ISBN-13: 9780140268867
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- Pub date: Nov 29, 1999
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 968 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding, Unbound, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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| $17.00 | $10.29 | The Book Depository | ||
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A tale of two timeless epics
It is oddly moving, at a time when mention of the name ‘Homer’ invariably conjures up thoughts of donuts, to know that the author of the Odyssey remains the first classical author to whom most children are introduced. At my daughters’ primary school, ... (read full critics)