Homer

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The Odyssey

Beschreibung

Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.

Autor

HOMER is thought to have lived c.750-700 BC in Ionia and is believed to be the author of the earliest works of Western Literature: The Odyssey and The Iliad. E. V. RIEU was a celebrated translator from Latin and Greek, and editor of Penguin Classics from 1944-64. His son, D. C. H. RIEU, has revised his work. PETER JONES is former lecturer in Classics at Newcastle. He co-founded the 'Friends of Classics' society and is the editor of their journal and a columnist for The Spectator.

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Produktdetails

• Penguin Clothbound Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 269470
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 139mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780141192444
• ISBN-10: 0141192445
• Artikelnr.: 28437492