Tales From The Odyssey Part 1

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423128648

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Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 (Trade Bind-up) by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

Giants and Cannibals! Wonders and Witches! One Amazing Hero. Brave Odysseus is far from home, tossed by stormy seas, and cursed by an angry one-eyed giant. If he ever wants to see his family again, he will have to face hungry cannibals, outwit a beautiful witch, and sail past a six-headed serpent. His journey is the ultimate test of endurance and courage. In this exciting series, best-selling author Mary Pope Osborne retells Homer's Odyssey, one of the most thrilling adventure stories of all time. This volume includes: Book One: The One-Eyed Giant Book Two: The Land of the Dead Book Three: Sirens and Sea Monsters

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781423141570

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Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

Giants and Cannibals! Wonders and Witches! One Amazing Hero. Brave Odysseus is far from home, tossed by stormy seas, and cursed by an angry one-eyed giant. If he ever wants to see his family again, he will have to face hungry cannibals, outwit a beautiful witch, and sail past a six-headed serpent. His journey is the ultimate test of endurance and courage. In this exciting series, best-selling author Mary Pope Osborne retells Homer's Odyssey, one of the most thrilling adventure stories of all time.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0756925606

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The One-Eyed Giant by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

Retells a part of the Odyssey in which King Odysseus fights the cyclops.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1439549664

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The Gray-eyed Goddess by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus continues his journey home as his wife, Penelope and son, Telemachus are busy warding off men who wish to marry Penelope, until Telemachus asks a stranger for help.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0198788800

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Odyssey by Homer Pdf

Since their composition almost 3,000 years ago the Homeric epics have lost none of their power to grip audiences and fire the imagination: with their stories of life and death, love and loss, war and peace they continue to speak to us at the deepest level about who we are across the span of generations. That being said, the world of Homer is in many ways distant from that in which we live today, with fundamental differences not only in language, social order, and religion, but in basic assumptions about the world and human nature. This volume offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to ancient Greek culture through the lens of Book One of the Odyssey, covering all of these aspects and more in a comprehensive Introduction designed to orient students in their studies of Greek literature and history. The full Greek text is included alongside a facing English translation which aims to reproduce as far as feasible the word order and sound play of the Greek original and is supplemented by a Glossary of Technical Terms and a full vocabulary keyed to the specific ways that words are used in Odyssey I. At the heart of the volume is a full-length line-by-line commentary, the first in English since the 1980s and updated to bring the latest scholarship to bear on the text: focusing on philological and linguistic issues, its close engagement with the original Greek yields insights that will be of use to scholars and advanced students as well as to those coming to the text for the first time.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-08T01:55:23Z
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:C7B927A4CDF5D3A7

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The Odyssey by Homer Pdf

The Odyssey is one of the oldest works of Western literature, dating back to classical antiquity. Homer’s epic poem belongs in a collection called the Epic Cycle, which includes the Iliad. It was originally written in ancient Greek, utilizing a dactylic hexameter rhyme scheme. Although this rhyme scheme sounds beautiful in its native language, in modern English it can sound awkward and, as Eric McMillan humorously describes it, resembles “pumpkins rolling on a barn floor.” William Cullen Bryant avoided this problem by composing his translation in blank verse, a rhyme scheme that sounds natural in English. This epic poem follows Ulysses, one of the Greek leaders that brought an end to the ten-year-long Trojan war. Longing for home, he travels across the Mediterranean Sea to return to his kingdom in Ithaca; unfortunately, our hero manages to anger Neptune, the god of the sea, making his trip home agonizingly slow and extremely dangerous. While Ulysses is trying to return home, his family in Ithaca is also in danger. Suitors have traveled to the home of Ulysses to marry his wife, Penelope, believing that her husband did not survive the war. These men are willing to kill anyone who stands in their way. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606305572

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The Land of the Dead by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0613682866

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Sirens and Sea Monsters by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

For use in schools and libraries only. After returning from the Land of the Dead, Odysseus and his men are warned that the rest of his journey will remain challenging as they will have to face a deadly six-headed monster and a fierce whirlpool before finally reaching port.

Author : I. M. Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0816700095

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Odysseus and the Giants by I. M. Richardson Pdf

Odysseus relates to his listeners his fleet's experiences on the Island of the Winds and with the man-eating Giants.

Author : Padraic Colum
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1992-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0819612782

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The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy by Padraic Colum Pdf

m, Padraic, 1881-1972. charmin"Colum's stirring telling of the Greek epics isstill unequaled as an introduction to the classic myths for young readers . .. Illustrated with Pogany's superb drawings, full of the driving force of thepoetic prose".--"Publishers Weekly". 25 Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423128648

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Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

Odysseus and his men encounter many perils during their long journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan War, in a retelling of Homer's epic.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781407066271

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The Odyssey by Homer Pdf

Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years. Little does she know that his path back to her has been blocked by astonishing and terrifying trials. Will he overcome the hideous monsters, beautiful witches and treacherous seas that confront him? This rich and beautiful adventure story is one of the most influential works of literature in the world.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Hyperion Books for Children
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0786809299

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Tales from the Odyssey: The Land of the Dead - Book #2 by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

Odysseus and his men have defeated the one-eyed giant, but its curse follows them at every turn. Cast out to the open seas by the wind god, Odysseus and his fleet continue the difficult journey home. But they cannot return to Ithaca yet. First they must take on giant cannibals and outwit a beautiful witch, who reveals Odysseus’ next challenge – a journey to the mysterious and feared land of the dead.

Author : Daniel Mendelsohn
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007545148

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An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017 by Daniel Mendelsohn Pdf

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE PRIX MÉDITERRANÉE 2018 From the award-winning, best-selling writer: a deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading – and reliving – Homer’s epic masterpiece.

Author : Thomas Bulfinch
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Bulfinch's Mythology (布爾芬奇的神話故事選集) by Thomas Bulfinch Pdf