Homer’s great epic of a hero’s journey home—inspiration for the major motion picture by Christopher Nolan—in a bold, contemporary, and refreshingly readable translation.
"Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean. . . . It is rare to find a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy...
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The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles, hailed as “the best living translator of ancient Greek drama, lyric poetry, and epic into modern English” (Garry Wills, The New Yorker)
Now a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan
This Penguin...
“Wilson’s Iliad is clear and brisk, its iambic pentameter a zone of enchantment.” —Ange Mlinko, London Review of Books
The greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time.
When Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017...
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The most accurate and poetic translation of the world's greatest epic, which is now a film by Academy Award winner Christopher Nolan!
“This may be the best translation of The Odyssey yet."—Edith Hall, The Telegraph
A magnificent feat of translation, hailed by classicists and poets alike as a...
The great war epic of Western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles, and featured in the Netflix series The OA
A Penguin Classic
Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering...
WINNER OF THE BOLLINGEN PRIZE
COMING SOON AS A MAJOR FILM FROM ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
This beloved, classic translation of The Odyssey by the renowned translator and poet Robert Fitzgerald has sold more than a million copies, and now appears in a gorgeous deluxe edition...
An action-packed retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey in an edgy, deluxe hardcover featuring metallic foil effects and embossing on the jacket—the perfect pairing with Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film!
After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage...
The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles, hailed as “the best living translator of ancient Greek drama, lyric poetry, and epic into modern English” (Garry Wills, The New Yorker)
Now a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan
A Penguin Classic...
Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War—simply and beautifully retold for kids, with all the drama intact.
Young readers will thrill at Odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the enchantress Circe, who turns his...
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Homer’s classic epic of survival, revenge, and homecoming, translated by E. V. Rieu, now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, and featuring an Introduction by Peter V. Jones.
Now a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan
The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten...