{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-homer-9780553213997","title":"The Odyssey of Homer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning verse translation of Homer's epic tale about one man's decade-long struggle to return home after years on the battlefields of Troy, from National Book Award-winning translator Allen Mandelbaum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Muse, tell me of the man of many wiles . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins one of the greatest adventures of world literature. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAllen Mandelbaum's brilliant verse translation realizes the power and the beauty of the original Greek and demonstrates why the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003ehas captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553213997","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":44150007857197,"sku":"9780553213997","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_bea9f227-39ed-4c8c-b494-8a0c56770926.jpg?v=1757309812","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-odyssey-of-homer-9780553213997","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}