Authors: Homer, Stanley (Translator) Lombardo, Stanley Lombardo (Translator), Sheila Murnaghan
ISBN-13: 9780872204843, ISBN-10: 0872204847
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co.
Date Published: March 2000
Edition: 1st Edition
Ancient Greek poet Homer established the gold standard for heroic quests and sweeping journeys with his pair of classic epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Homer's account of the adventures of Odysseus has stood at the center of classical literature for centuries. It is a sweeping story of a great warrior who wanders the world, but also an intensely domestic tale of a loving husband's struggle to protect an enduring union with his faithful wife. Meticulously studied and commented upon by innumerable scholars, The Odyssey remains, nonetheless, a uniquely personal literary experience, startling each new generation of readers with its excitement, its drama, and its remarkably contemporary hero.
Lombardo has brought his laconic wit and love of the ribald, as well as his clever use of idiomatic American slang, to his version of the Odyssey. His carefully honed syntax gives the narrative energy and a whirlwind pace.
Preface | ||
Introduction | ||
Suggestions for further reading | ||
A note on the Greek text | ||
Bk. 1 | The Gods, Athene and Telemachos | 1 |
Bk. 2 | Telemachos and the Suitors | 10 |
Bk. 3 | Telemachos in Pylos | 19 |
Bk. 4 | Telemachos in Sparta | 30 |
Bk. 5 | Odysseus and Kalypso | 47 |
Bk. 6 | Nausikaa | 57 |
Bk. 7 | Odysseus in Phaiacia | 64 |
Bk. 8 | Phaiacian Games and Song | 71 |
Bk. 9 | The Cyclops | 83 |
Bk. 10 | Kirke | 95 |
Bk. 11 | The Underworld | 107 |
Bk. 12 | Skylla and Charybdis | 120 |
Bk. 13 | Return to Ithaka | 130 |
Bk. 14 | Odysseus and Eumaios | 140 |
Bk. 15 | Telemachos Returns | 151 |
Bk. 16 | Odysseus and Telemachos | 163 |
Bk. 17 | Odysseus Comes to his House | 173 |
Bk. 18 | Odysseus as Beggar | 186 |
Bk. 19 | Eurykleia Recognises Odysseus | 195 |
Bk. 20 | Insults and Omens | 208 |
Bk. 21 | The Trial of the Bow | 217 |
Bk. 22 | The Suitors Killed | 226 |
Bk. 23 | Odysseus and Penelope | 237 |
Bk. 24 | The Underworld, Laertes, Peace | 245 |
Index | 257 |