Odyssey / Homer ; with an English translation by A.T. Murray.

Author/creator Homer author.
Other author Dimock, George E., Jr., 1917-2000, translator, editor.
Other author Murray, A. T. (Augustus Taber), 1866-1940, translator.
Format Electronic
EditionNew edition / revised by George E. Dimock.
PublicationCambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Description1 online resource.
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SeriesLoeb Classical Library ; 104-105
Loeb classical library ; 104-105. ^A467228
Contents v. I. Books 1-12 -- v. II. Books 13-24.
Abstract The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer (eighth century BCE) are the two oldest European epic poems. The latter tells of Odysseus's journey home from the Trojan War and the temptations, delays, and dangers he faced at every turn. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus's long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at every turn. Homer's classic poem features Odysseus's encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters, who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero's faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day and unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus's place. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the Odyssey and Iliad. These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock now brings the Loeb's Odyssey up to date, with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is worded for today's readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography and index.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web.
LanguageText in Greek with English translation on facing pages.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Homer. Odyssey. New ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1919 9780674995611(v.1) 9780674995802(v.2)
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