{"product_id":"the-odyssey-by-homer-9780143039952","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation—available at last in our black-spine classics line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Penguin Classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e to read aloud, to savour, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603257147628,"sku":"9780143039952","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780143039952-the-odyssey.jpg?v=1778058945","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-odyssey-by-homer-9780143039952","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}