荷马的《奥德赛》The Odyssey在Bamboo & Pine Press出版了
Homer’s The Odyssey is one of the great foundational works of Western literature, telling the story of Odysseus and his extraordinary journey home after the Trojan War.
This edition features Samuel Butler’s classic English translation, first published in 1900. Butler’s prose offers a direct and accessible rendering of Homer’s epic, preserving the adventures, mythology, characters, and themes that have made The Odyssey an enduring work of world literature.
Odysseus encounters gods and monsters, the Cyclops, Circe, the Sirens, and countless dangers as he struggles to return to Ithaca. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face their own challenges as they await his return.
Carefully formatted for modern readers, this Bamboo & Pine Press edition presents Samuel Butler’s historic translation in a clean and comfortable reading format.
A timeless epic of adventure, perseverance, loyalty, and homecoming, The Odyssey continues to speak to readers more than two millennia after its composition.
About the Author
Homer (c. 9th-8th century BCE) was an ancient Greek blind poet traditionally credited with authoring the epic poems “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”. Collectively known as the “Homeric Epics”, these works primarily recount the Trojan War and tales of maritime adventure; they were synthesized from orally transmitted folk songs and composed in dactylic hexameter.The historical reality of Homer is a subject of debate; some scholars suggest the name may have been a collective designation for itinerant bards, with the epics taking shape over centuries of oral tradition. Most accounts place his birthplace on the island of Chios or in Smyrna in the eastern Aegean, describing him as a blind, wandering musician who played the lyre. The etymology of the name “Homer” remains inconclusive, though it may be linked to the concept of “assembling” or “fitting together”. He is generally believed to have lived between the 9th and 8th centuries BCE, and his epics have profoundly influenced Western religious, cultural, and ethical thought.
ISBN-13: 979-8-88689-068-6
eBook ISBN-13: 979-8-88689-069-3
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