The Odyssey: A New Translation by Peter Green - Softcover

Homer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520303369 ISBN 13: 9780520303362

Verlag: University of California Press, 2019

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"The kind of absorption offered by Green's translation seems particularly relevant to the reading of a poem from an alien culture and period. It contributes to the opening of the imagination that is surely one of the main pleasures of reading such a work. . . . I recommend this translation not only for its weighty introduction and notes but above all for the sensitivity of its expression." * Manchester Review * "Green brings to the poem the rhetorical directness and historical expertise which worked so well in his translation of The Iliad. Speeches in his version are vigorous and direct. " * London Review of Books * "Green's intelligent translation is . . . a superb choice." * The Weekly Standard * "Comparisons to [Emily] Wilson's recent translation are inevitable. . . . Both Wilson and Green capture the spirit of the Odyssey, but word-for-word, Green also captures a feel for the Homeric language, an experience closer to the original." * Library Journal *

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The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience The Odyssey in all its glory. Green's version, with its lyrical mastery and superb command of Greek, offers readers the opportunity to enjoy Homer's epic tale of survival, temptation, betrayal, and vengeance with all of the verve and pathos of the original oral tradition.

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0520303369
• ISBN 13: 9780520303362
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 536