The Odyssey :A New Translation by Peter Green
The Odyssey :A New Translation by Peter Green
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Published:
12 April, 2019
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780520303362 |
| ISBN10 | 0520303369 |
| Number Of Pages | 536 |
| Item Weight | 771 g |
| Product Dimensions | 152 x 229 x 38 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | University of California Press |
| Format | paperback |
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"Comparisons to [Emily] Wilson's recent translation are inevitable. . . . Both Wilson and Green capture the spirit of the Odyssey, but word-for-word, Green also captures a feel for the Homeric language, an experience closer to the original." * Library Journal *
"Green's intelligent translation is . . . a superb choice." * The Weekly Standard *
"Green brings to the poem the rhetorical directness and historical expertise which worked so well in his translation of The Iliad. Speeches in his version are vigorous and direct. " * London Review of Books *
“The kind of absorption offered by Green’s translation seems particularly relevant to the reading of a poem from an alien culture and period. It contributes to the opening of the imagination that is surely one of the main pleasures of reading such a work. . . . I recommend this translation not only for its weighty introduction and notes but above all for the sensitivity of its expression.” * Manchester Review *
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Author's Bio
Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. One of the most prolific scholars of the ancient world, he is the author of both historical studies and translations of poetry, including The Poems of Catullus, Apollonios's The Argonautika, and Homer's The Iliad, all by UC Press.