{"product_id":"the-odyssey-the-stephen-mitchell-translation-paperback","title":"The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Stephen Mitchell, the renowned translator whose \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003ewas named one of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's Favorite Books of 2011, comes a vivid new translation of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, complete with textual notes and an illuminating introductory essay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hardcover publication of the\u003ci\u003e Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003ereceived glowing reviews: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e praised \"Mitchell's fresh, elegant diction and the care he lavishes on meter, [which] brought me closer to the transfigurative experience Keats describes on reading Chapman's Homer\"; \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein a starred review, said that \"Mitchell retells the first, still greatest adventure story in Western literature with clarity, sweep, and force\"; and John Banville, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecalled this translation \"a masterpiece.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is the original hero's journey, an epic voyage into the unknown, and has inspired other creative work for millennia. With its consummately modern hero, full of guile and wit, always prepared to reinvent himself in order to realize his heart's desire--to return to his home and family after ten years of war--the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e now speaks to us again across 2,600 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn words of great poetic power, this translation brings Odysseus and his adventures to life as never before. Stephen Mitchell's language keeps the diction close to spoken English, yet its rhythms recreate the oceanic surge of the ancient Greek. Full of imagination and light, beauty and humor, this \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e carries you along in a fast stream of action and imagery. Just as Mitchell \"re-energised the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e for a new generation\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e), his \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is the noblest, clearest, and most captivating rendition of one of the defining masterpieces of Western literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Mitchell is widely known for his ability to make old classics thrillingly new. His many books include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Job\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.\u003c\/i\u003e His website is StephenMitchellBooks.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. They are composed in a literary type of Greek, Ionic in basis with Aeolic admixtures. Ranked among the great works of Western literature, these two poems together constitute the prototype for all subsequent Western epic poetry. Modern scholars are generally agreed that there was a poet named Homer who lived before 700 B.C., probably in Asia Minor.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760739778848,"sku":"9781451674187","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f79ca83c038b00252079249d3a9c93b.webp?v=1780188529","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-odyssey-the-stephen-mitchell-translation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}