The Odyssey of Homer

A stunning verse translation of HomerΓÇÖs epic tale about one manΓÇÖs decade-long struggle to return home after years on the battlefields of Troy,from National Book AwardΓÇôwinning translator Allen Mandelbaum ΓÇ£Musetell me of the man of many wiles . . .ΓÇ¥ So begins one of the greatest adventures of world literature. HomerΓÇÖs epic chronicle of the Greek hero OdysseusΓÇÖ journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreckthe cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circethe lure of the SirensΓÇÖ song and a trip to the Underworldonly to find his most difficult challenge at homewhere treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wifePenelope. Allen MandelbaumΓÇÖs brilliant verse translation realizes the power and the beauty of the original Greek and demonstrates why the Odyssey has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.