Odyssey of Homer

By JEROME WHITCROFT

Book Overview

New Shattering An authentic restoration of history's most important work of literature. It reveals what the modern translations can't tell you about Homer's Odyssey. A fascinating adventure into the ancient world. This work takes you into the psychology of the ancient mind, to the real places once thought mythical, and to the truth behind the ancient myths, dispelling the wrongful understanding of mythology. It gives context to Homer's allegory and shows why this work survives almost 3,000 years and yet is still misunderstood. If you are seeking the most authoritative and relevant version of Homer's epic, this is it. Has the modern world got it all wrong? "A time-bomb for all."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1790725631
• ISBN13: 9781790725632
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

“I long to be homeward bound,” Simon and Garfunkel ** not the real thing ***

The Trojan War is over, and one of our hero kings is lost. His son (Telemachus) travels to find any information about his father’s fate. His wife (Penelope) must cunningly hold off suitors who are eating them out of house and home. If he ever makes it home, Odysseus will have to detect those servants loyal from those who are not. One absent king against rows of suitors; how will he give them their just desserts? We look to Bright-Eyed Pallas Athena to help prophecy come true. Interestingly, all the tales of monsters and gods on the sea voyage were told by Odysseus. Notice that no one else survives to tell the tale. Therefore, we have to rely on Odysseus’s word. Many movies took sections of The Odyssey and expanded them into interesting stories in their own right. Not just the story but also how it is told will keep you up late at night reading. It is a tear-jerker when Odysseus returns, 20 years later, and the only one to recognize him is Argos, his faithful dog, who lived long enough to see him. Upon seeing his master return home, Argos dies. You will, of course, want to buy the various translations to see the differences in reading style and content.