The Odyssey

A New Translation by Peter Green
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-520-29363-2
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 954 g

The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience The Odyssey in all its glory. Green’s version, with its lyrical mastery and superb command of Greek, offers readers the opportunity to enjoy Homer’s epic tale of survival, temptation, betrayal, and vengeance with all of the verve and pathos of the original oral tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Homer

Weitere Mitwirkende

Green, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionTHE ODYSSEYSynopsisGlossarySelect Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. One of the most prolific scholars of the ancient world, he is the author of both historical studies and translations of poetry, including The Poems of Catullus, Apollonios's The Argonautika, and Homer's The Iliad, all by UC Press.