{"product_id":"9780674995628-odyssey-volume-ii","title":"Odyssey, Volume II","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks 13–24\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e of Homer (eighth century BC) are  the two oldest European epic poems. The latter tells of Odysseus’  journey home from the Trojan War and the temptations, delays, and  dangers he faced at every turn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hero’s journey home from war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is a new Loeb Classical Library edition  of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus’ long journey home from the  Trojan War and the legendary temptations, delays, and perils he faced at  every turn. Homer’s classic poem features Odysseus’ encounters with the  beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters,  who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed  Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the  beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis. Here, too, is  the hero’s faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day and  unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors  attempting to take Odysseus’ place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems, the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIliad.\u003c\/i\u003e  These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a  faithful and literate prose translation by A. T. Murray. George Dimock  has brought the Loeb’s \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e up to date, with a rendering that  retains Murray’s admirable style but is worded for today’s readers. The  two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, and index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449714815350,"sku":"9780674995628","price":24.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41274462.jpg?v=1778853790","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674995628-odyssey-volume-ii","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}