The Odyssey of Homer
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On Sale:
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14/06/2007
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Formats:
Trade paperback
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The most eloquent translation of Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan War
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Author Extras
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Critical Praise for
The Odyssey of Homer
“A splendid achievement...the best translation there is of a great, perhaps the greatest, poet.”
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New York Times Book Review
“A landmark in the history of modern translation....Lattimore has reanimated Homer for this generation, and perhaps for other generations to come.”
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Times Literary Supplement (London)
“This is the best Odyssey in modern English.”
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Gilbert Highet
“Lattimore’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey is the most eloquent, persuasive, and imaginative I have seen. It reads as if the poem had originally been written in English.”
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Paul Engle
“In this Odyssey Professor Lattimore has achieved his chef d’oeuvre as a translator...[A] dazzling and well-nigh flawless performance...Here is a master in perfect control of his medium...A landmark in the history of modern translation...It would be a crime to underestimate the miraculous and self-effacing artistry with which Professor Lattimore has reanimated Homer for this generation, and perhaps for other generations to come.”
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Times Literary Supplement (London)
"[Lattimore's] Odyssey is his masterpiece."
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Walter Kaufmann
"The best...translator of Greek poetry into English is Richmond Lattimore...This is the best Odyssey in modern English."
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Gilbert Highet
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