The Odyssey

With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London. Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His colourful adventures, his endurance, his love for his wife and son have the same power to move and inspire readers today as they did in Archaic Greece, 2800 years ago. This poem has been translated many times over the years, but Chapman's sinewy, gorgeous rendering (1616) stands in a class of its own. Chapman believed himself inspired by the spirit of Homer himself, and matches the breadth and power of the original with a complex and stunning idiom of his own. John Keats expressed his admiration for the resulting work in the famous sonnet, 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer': 'Much have I travelled in the realms of gold…' This new Wordsworth edition of Chapman’s Homer contains accessible annotation, and a detailed introduction that places his masterpiece in the context of his own day, and discusses its influences on later poets.Author: Homer,author,Carabine, Dr Keith,series_editor,Roberts, Adam,introduction Contributors: Homer,author,Carabine, Dr Keith,series_editor,Roberts, Adam,introduction Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Format: unabridged Edition: Unabridged Published/Release Date: 5 May 1992 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Author/Director/Artist: Homer Dimension (cm): 198x128x28 mm Package Dimension (cm): 29x195x128 mm Item Weight (g): 1050 Package Weight (g): 317