‘The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself’ Guardian The ten-year homeward voyage of Odysseus, returning from the ruins of Troy, forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by shipwrecks, monsters, battles and the implacable hostility of the sea-god Poseidon, he must draw on every reserve of courage and cunning to reach his homeland – and overcome the trials that await him even there. E. V. Rieu’s translation was the very first Penguin Classic to be published, and has itself achieved classic status. Translated by E. V. RIEU Revised translation by D. C. H. RIEU With an Introduction by PETER JONES
ISBN 13: 9780140449112
Author: Homer
