{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-homer-9780553213997","title":"The Odyssey of Homer","description":"Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. Favorite of the gods, Odysseus embodies the energy, intellect, and resourcefulness that were of highest value to the ancients and that remain ideals in out time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new verse translation, Allen Mandelbaum--celebrated poet and translator of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e and Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e --realizes the power and beauty of the original Greek verse and demonstrates why the epic tale of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomer \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the\u003ci\u003e Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of the siege of Troy, and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale of Ulysses's wanderings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Mandelbaum \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1926 and died in 2011. His translations of Homer, Dante, Virgil, Quasimodo, and Ungaretti were all published to great acclaim. His rendering of \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid \u003c\/i\u003ewon the National Book Award. He was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603511316754,"sku":"9780553213997","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_841d479c-0c24-43f1-a5c8-34db9d9fe03c.jpg?v=1732247407","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-odyssey-of-homer-9780553213997","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}