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The Iliad and Odyssey Boxed Set: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
The Iliad and Odyssey Boxed Set: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) in Bloomington, MN
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A Penguin Classics deluxe boxed set of Robert Fagles' translations of
The Iliad
and
The Odyssey
.
Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years,
is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic.
If
is the world's greatest war story, then
is literature's greatest evocation of every man's journey through life. Here again, Fagles has performed the translator's task magnificently, giving us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.
Each volume contains a superb introduction with textual and critical commentary by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.
The Iliad
and
The Odyssey
.
Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years,
is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic.
If
is the world's greatest war story, then
is literature's greatest evocation of every man's journey through life. Here again, Fagles has performed the translator's task magnificently, giving us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.
Each volume contains a superb introduction with textual and critical commentary by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.
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