‘The Odyssey<\/i> is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself’ Guardian<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats – ship-wrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon – Odysseus must use his bravery and cunning to reach his homeland and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. E. V. Rieu’s translation of The Odyssey<\/i> was the very first Penguin Classic to be published, and has itself achieved classic status. <\/p>\n
Translated by E. V. RIEU
Revised translation by D. C. H. RIEU
With an Introduction by PETER JONES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Homer’s epic tells of the adventures of Odysseus, the mythological King of Ithaca and leader of the Trojan war, recounting the hero’s wanderings and his eventual regaining of his kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[343],"product_tag":[27892,28022,344],"class_list":["post-111442","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-classics-plays-poetry","product_tag-ancient-greek-roman-legends","product_tag-modern-contemporary-poetry-c-1900-onwards","product_tag-poetry-by-individual-poets","pa_book_author-homer","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-883-01-edition21","pa_edition-revised-edition","pa_imprint-penguin-classics","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8919","pa_publisher-penguin-group","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n