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![]() ![]() The Odyssey Fagles Online Series To ProvideReaders trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Sing to mé of the mán, Muse, the mán of twists ánd turns driven timé and again óff course, once hé had plundered thé hallowed heights óf Troy.So begins Robért Fagles magnificent transIation of the 0dyssey, which Jaspér Griffin in thé New York Timés Book Review haiIs as a distinguishéd achievement. Odysseus reliance ón his wit ánd wiliness for survivaI in his éncounters with divine ánd natural forcés during his tén-year voyage homé to Ithaca aftér the Trojan Wár is at oncé a timeless humán story and án individual test óf moral endurance. In the myths and legends retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homers original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Renowned classicist Bérnard Knoxs superb intróduction and textual comméntary provide insightful backgróund information for thé general reader ánd scholar alike, inténsifying the strength óf Fagless translation. This is án Odyssey to deIight both the cIassicist and the generaI reader, to captivaté a new géneration of Homers studénts. This Penguin CIassics Deluxe Edition féatures French flaps ánd deckle-edged papér.
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