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The Odyssey

By Homer
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The Odyssey by Homer is an epic poem that follows the hero Odysseus on his arduous journey home after the Trojan War. It explores themes of adventure, loyalty, and cunning as Odysseus faces divine and mortal challenges in his quest to reunite with his family.
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This edition, part of the renowned 'red Macmillan' series, is ideal for upper school and university students seeking a comprehensive and scholarly guide to Homer's work, complete with detailed annotations and a thorough introduction to Homeric grammar.

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First published in the outstanding and long-running 'red Macmillan' series in 1947 and substantially updated in 1959 Stanford's Odyssey - of which
this is the first of two volumes - has remained the standard edition
used in upper school and by university students to guide their early
reading of Homer.

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First published in the outstanding and long-running 'red Macmillan' series in 1947 and substantially updated in 1959 (with, for example, sections on the relationship between Homer and the Mycenaean world), Stanford's The Odyssey—of which this is the first of two volumes—has remained the standard edition used in upper school and by university students to guide their early reading of Homer.

A substantial introduction covers many of the questions that lie behind the poem, including a thorough summary of Homeric grammar. The text is elucidated with full annotations, indexes, and bibliography.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781853995026

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 1998

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol Classical Press

Edition: New edition

Illustration: black & white illustrations

Contributors:

  • Volume editor W. B. Stanford
  • Edited by W. Standford

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 511g

Pages: 520

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Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Poetry Education & Reference Homer Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

W.B. Stanford was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin and served as the twenty-second Chancellor of the University. He is perhaps best remembered for his commentaries aimed at students on Homer's Odyssey, Aristophanes' Frogs, and Sophocles' Ajax.

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