{"product_id":"the-return-of-ulysses-by-edith-hall-9781780762357","title":"The Return of Ulysses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether they focus on the bewitching song of the Sirens, his cunning escape from the cave of the terrifying one-eyed Cyclops, or the vengeful slaying of the suitors of his beautiful wife Penelope, the stirring adventures of Ulysses\/Odysseus are amongst the most durable in human culture. The picaresque return of the wandering pirate-king is one of the most popular texts of all time, crossing East-West divides and inspiring poets and filmmakers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut why, over three thousand years, has the Odyssey's appeal proved so remarkably resilient and long-lasting? Edith Hall explains the enduring fascination of Homer's epic in terms of its extraordinary susceptibility to adaptation. Not only has the story reflected a myriad of different agendas, but—from the tragedies of classical Athens to modern detective fiction, film, travelogue, and opera—it has seemed perhaps uniquely fertile in generating new artistic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCultural texts as diverse as Joyce's \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, Suzanne Vega's \u003cem\u003eCalypso\u003c\/em\u003e, Monteverdi's \u003cem\u003eIl Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria\u003c\/em\u003e, the Coen Brothers' \u003cem\u003eO Brother Where Art Thou?\u003c\/em\u003e, Daniel Vigne's \u003cem\u003eLe Retour de Martin Guerre\u003c\/em\u003e, and Anthony Minghella's \u003cem\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e all show that Odysseus is truly a versatile hero. His travels across the wine-dark Aegean are journeys not just into the mind of one of the most brilliantly creative of all the ancient Greek writers. They are as much a voyage beyond the limits of a narrative which can plausibly lay claim to being the quintessential global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244676067564,"sku":"9781780762357","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781780762357-the-return-of-ulysses-1.jpg?v=1788008937","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-return-of-ulysses-by-edith-hall-9781780762357","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}