The Odyssey

If The Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.

Translated by Robert Fagles
Introduction and Notes by Bernard Knox more

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1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-09-2009; don't be fooled; The kindle edition is linked to the Fagles translation, but that is not what you will get. The Pope translation is what you will get for kindle -- not at all the same thing!Patricia; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-18-2009; Great Look at a Soldier's Mindset in the Ancient World; I personally preferred The Iliad, but this still gives in invaluable look into the mindset of a soldier in the Ancient World. Odysseus is not all that heroic when viewed through a modern lense, and that's part of what makes the work so...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-25-2009; Utterly charming; In his book "The Joy of Reading", Charles Van Doren had this to say of Fagles's translation: "Translations of both epics by Richard Lattimore are said to be closer to the Greek than most others but perhaps as a result they are not easy...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-12-2009; Bait and switch; I like both Fagle's and Pope's translations,depending on mood. However, I was dismayed when I clicked on the Kindle link in Fagle and got Pope's verse translation. Buyer beware, and shame on Amazon!; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-18-2009; Great Look at a Soldier's Mindset in the Ancient World; I personally preferred The Iliad, but this still gives in invaluable look into the mindset of a soldier in the Ancient World. Odysseus is not all that heroic when viewed through a modern lense, and that's part of what makes the work so...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2008; Good, but not the best...; I find the new translation by Ian Johnston to be vastly superior to that of Fagles. It is clear, direct and presented in a more modern English style while still remaining true to the Greek original. It is increasingly being used by high...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-09-2009; don't be fooled; The kindle edition is linked to the Fagles translation, but that is not what you will get. The Pope translation is what you will get for kindle -- not at all the same thing!Patricia; read full review | report as inappropriate