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Author : Homer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 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 : 46,9 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 : Homer
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019084863

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Odyssey, Book 9 by Homer Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : I. M. Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0816700168

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The Return of Odysseus by I. M. Richardson Pdf

Odysseus returns at last to Ithaca where he rids his house of the evil suitors, is reunited with Penelope, and visits his aging, grieving father.

Author : George GRAHAM (M.A., Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1767
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018105579

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Telemachus, etc by George GRAHAM (M.A., Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.) Pdf

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 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 : Homer
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781770486973

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The Odyssey by Homer Pdf

This new edition of Homer’s epic poem is designed with the needs of undergraduate students in mind. The selections, totalling almost half the full work, include all the most famous and most frequently taught episodes. The edition features numerous explanatory footnotes, an illuminating introduction, a glossary of names (with a guide to pronunciation), maps, examples of scenes from the Odyssey depicted in ancient art, and a range of other background materials that help set Homer’s classic in its historical and literary context.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191646508

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The Odyssey by Homer Pdf

'Tell me, Muse, of the man of many turns, who was driven far and wide after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy' Twenty years after setting out to fight in the Trojan War, Odysseus is yet to return home to Ithaca. His household is in disarray: a horde of over 100 disorderly and arrogant suitors are vying to claim Odysseus' wife Penelope, and his young son Telemachus is powerless to stop them. Meanwhile, Odysseus is driven beyond the limits of the known world, encountering countless divine and earthly challenges. But Odysseus is 'of many wiles' and his cunning and bravery eventually lead him home, to reclaim both his family and his kingdom. The Odyssey rivals the Iliad as the greatest poem of Western culture and is perhaps the most influential text of classical literature. This elegant and compelling new translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes that guide the reader in understanding the poem and the many different contexts in which it was performed and read.

Author : Andrew Lang,Samuel Henry Butcher
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0819628816

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The Odyssey of Homer by Andrew Lang,Samuel Henry Butcher Pdf

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 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 : Seth L. Schein
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0691044392

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Reading the Odyssey by Seth L. Schein Pdf

This wide-ranging collection makes available to specialists and nonspecialists alike important critical work on the Odyssey produced during the last half century. The ten essays address five major concerns: the poem's programmatic representation of social and religious institutions and values; its transformation of folktales and traditional stories into epic adventures; its representation of gender roles and, in particular, of Penelope; its narrative strategies and form; and its relation to the Iliad, especially to that epic's distinctive conception of heroism. In the introduction, Seth L. Schein describes the poetic background to the work and suggests a variety of interpretive approaches, some of which are developed in the essays that follow. These essays include previously published work by Jean-Pierre Vernant, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Pietro Pucci, and Charles P. Segal. There also are a new essay by Laura M. Slatkin, two revised and expanded ones by Nancy Felson-Rubin and Michael N. Nagler, and three appearing in English for the first time by Uvo Hlscher, Karl Reinhardt, and Vernant. The result is a collection that juxtaposes older, often hard-to-find articles with significant newer pieces in a way that allows for a fruitful dialogue among them.

Author : William Golding
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571290581

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding Pdf

A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics. Now fully revised and updated, this educational edition includes chapter summaries, comprehension questions, discussion points, classroom activities, a biographical profile of Golding, historical context relevant to the novel and an essay on Lord of the Flies by William Golding entitled 'Fable'. Aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 students, it also includes a section on literary theory for advanced or A-level students. The educational edition encourages original and independent thinking while guiding the student through the text - ideal for use in the classroom and at home.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 41,9 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 : Euripides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Cyclopes (Greek mythology)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044004979159

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Cyclops by Euripides Pdf

Author : Adrian Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0751370789

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The Odyssey by Adrian Mitchell Pdf

An abridged version of The Odyssey, retold for the younger reader but aiming to still convey the major incidents of Homer's epic masterpiece with a sense of power, mystery and excitement. Fact filled columns explore the historical and geographical background.