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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. What can I say? The Oddysey is one of the first thrillers, actions, adventure, love and horror stories all rolled into one. That being said, it's a great work, not just for being an ancestor of modern works, but for being a great work even in comparison. This particular version could have done without the editor's extended information in the back - or I suppose I could have done without it, rather than scholarly, it seemed pretentious. (  )Sean191 | Jul 7, 2009 |  1   This is a tremendously musical translation. I love what Mr. Mandelbaum has done with the ancient epics. His translation of Vergil's Aeneid is my favorite. (  )latinteacher | Jun 28, 2009 | 1 Absolutely a classic and a must-read for anyone interested in pre-classical Greece. ( )sjstuckey | Jun 6, 2009 | 1 This version by Richmond Lattimore is the best translation of this book in my opinion. ( )MMaelo | May 14, 2009 |  Classic! I don't think much more can be said... ( )beckylynn | Apr 11, 2009 | 0.112 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140449116, Paperback)Robert Fagles’s stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics lineThe Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:25 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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