
Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. This...


The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a...

Delve into the timeless epics of ancient Greece with The Best of Homer, featuring The Iliad and The Odyssey. Homer's masterpieces, renowned for their epic storytelling and exploration of the human condition, come to life in this meticulously curated collection...

Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. This...

Homer's classic epic of survival, revenge, and homecoming, translated by E. V. Rieu, now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, and featuring an Introduction by Peter V. Jones. Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan...

Embark on a captivating odyssey with Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey. Join the heroic Odysseus as he navigates mythical creatures, battles, and personal challenges, in this timeless tale of courage, loyalty, and the triumph of the human spirit. An...


Homer's great epic poem The Odyssey--one of Western literature's most enduring and important works--translated by Richmond Lattimore "A splendid achievement. . . the best translation there is of a great, perhaps the greatest, poet." -- New York Times...

This elegant collector's edition presents Homer's classic epic myth, The Odyssey, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges. Trouble is brewing at the home of the hero Odysseus, who has spent years fighting in the Trojan Wars and is now captive...

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. The epic tale of Odysseus and...

The epic tale of Odysseus's journey home--one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the...

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"Wilson's language is fresh, unpretentious, and lean. Even knowing the text well, I found myself rapt. Her worthy goal is always to engage readers, inviting them more deeply into the story. In this she succeeds with the skill of an ancient bard." --MADELINE MILLER, author of...

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation--available at last in our black-spine classics line Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey...


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Whether fans of suspense, fantasy, or human drama, readers of all ages thrill to Homer's epic tale of the legendary Odysseus on his decade-long journey, as...

By its evocation of a real or imaged heroic age, its contrasts of character and its variety of adventure, above all by its sheer narrative power, the Odyssey has won and preserved its place among the greatest tales in the world. It tells of Odysseus' adventurous wanderings as...

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second-oldest extant work of Western literature; the Iliad...


The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation...

Brimming with Greek mythology and folklore, Homer's ancient Greek poem The Odyssey is now available in a beautifully bound Dover Bookshelf hardcover volume. This literary treasure is a two-fold story; the first half takes readers on a breathtaking journey as Odysseus,...