{"title":"The Odyssey","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9780143039952","title":"The Odyssey","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance, Homer's ancient Greek epic \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction and notes by Bernard Knox in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Robert Fagles' translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece. Here, one of the great modern translators presents us with \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Homer's best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus' wanderings after the Trojan War. With wit and wile, the 'man of twists and turns' meets the challenges of the sea-god Poseidon, and monsters ranging from the many-headed Scylla to the cannibalistic Cyclops Polyphemus - only to return after twenty years to a home besieged by his wife Penelope's suitors. In the myths and legends retold in this immortal poem, Fagles has captured the energy of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003eare attributed. The \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Robert Fagles' translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderfully readable ... Just the right blend of roughness and sophistication'\u003cbr\u003eTed Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A memorable achievement ... Mr Fagles has been remarkably successful in finding a style that is of our time and yet timeless'\u003cbr\u003eRichard Jenkyns, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003eis his best work yet'\u003cbr\u003eGarry Wills, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003ctable\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9780143039952 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Homer, TRANSLATED BY Fagles, Robert \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd  \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : November 30, 2006 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Penguin Classics \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n    DIMENSION : 196 mm x 129 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 403 g \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Biography-Literature-Literary-studies\"\u003eBiography, Literature \u0026amp; Literary studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Homer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32424700379222,"sku":"9780143039952","price":190.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/products\/228c6911d945002f5eeee1a00de28556.jpg?v=1588964573"},{"product_id":"the-odyssey","title":"The Odyssey","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003ctable\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9780141192444 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Homer, INTRODUCTION BY Jones, Peter, TRANSLATED BY Rieu, D. C. H., TRANSLATED BY Rieu, E. 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