{"product_id":"the-odyssey-by-homer-9780393089059","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer's \"nimble gallop\" and brings an ancient epic to new life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first great adventure story in the Western canon, the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage, family, and identity; and about travellers, hospitality, and the changing meanings of home in a strange world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis vivid new poetic translation—the first ever by a woman—matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Eschewing showy poeticisms and high-flown rhetoric, Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and a five-beat line to produce a translation with an enchanting \"rhythm and rumble\" that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur or importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary readers to luxuriate in Homer's magical descriptions and similes and to thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero's fantastical adventures, Wilson's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e recaptures what is \"epic\" about this wellspring of world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e3 maps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796854493420,"sku":"9780393089059","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26057263482327.jpg?v=1757113027","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-odyssey-by-homer-9780393089059","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}