The Essential Odyssey
Seiten
2007
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc (Verlag)
978-0-87220-900-8 (ISBN)
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc (Verlag)
978-0-87220-900-8 (ISBN)
An abridgement of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the "Odyssey", this book offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages.
This generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction, a shortened version of her essay for the unabridged edition, is ideal for readers new to this remarkable tale of the homecoming of Odysseus.
This generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction, a shortened version of her essay for the unabridged edition, is ideal for readers new to this remarkable tale of the homecoming of Odysseus.
Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. His previous translations include Homer's Iliad (1997, Hackett) and Odyssey (2000, Hackett), Hesiod's Works & Days and Theogony (1993, Hackett), and Sappho, Poems and Fragments (2002, Hackett), a PEN Center USA 2003 Literary Award Finalist. Sheila Murnaghan is Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania.
| Reihe/Serie | Hackett Classics |
|---|---|
| Einführung | Sheila Murnaghan |
| Übersetzer | Stanley Lombardo |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 map, line |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, MA |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 341 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-87220-900-8 / 0872209008 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-87220-900-8 / 9780872209008 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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