| The Odyssey: A New Verse Translation Contributor(s): Homer (Author), Cook, Albert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393007448 ISBN-13: 9780393007442 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1968 Annotation: A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the adventures of the hero Odysseus as he encounters many monsters and other obstacles on his journey home from the Trojan War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Fiction | Classics - Poetry | Epic |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.15" W x 8.35" (0.70 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is always a real pleasure to read a translation which adheres to one basic, important principle, to reflect faithfully what the poet says. Professor Cook's translation does just that.... This is a literal translation, following the original line for line. These lines scan easily and move rapidly, thus reproducing one of the special delights of Homeric style.... Recommended highly. --Francis D. Lazenby, Classics Department, University of Notre Dame |
Contributor Bio(s): Cook, Albert: - Albert Cook is Professor of Comparative Literature, English, and Classics at Brown University, where he has taught since 1978. Author, poet, and playwright, he is the author of the critical studies The Classic Line: A Study of Epic Poetry, Myth and Language, and Soundings: On Shakespeare, Modern Poetry, Plato, and Other Subjects; the poetry collections Adapt the Living, Modulars, and Delayed Answers; and the plays The Death of Trotsky and Recall. His articles and poetry have appeared in scores of periodicals. |