Odyssey I, Books 1-12
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John Isles
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I would not go quite so far as T。E。 Lawrence in describing The Odyssey as the oldest book worth reading， but worth reading it certainly is， and I'm very glad to be rereading it， this time in Robert Fitzgerald's accurate verse translation along with the Loeb edition of the Greek text。 I fault the Loeb only for the shortness of its Introduction （ten pages， half of them bibliography）， the small number of footnotes， and the lack of other explanatory materials。 I would not go quite so far as T。E。 Lawrence in describing The Odyssey as the oldest book worth reading， but worth reading it certainly is， and I'm very glad to be rereading it， this time in Robert Fitzgerald's accurate verse translation along with the Loeb edition of the Greek text。 I fault the Loeb only for the shortness of its Introduction （ten pages， half of them bibliography）， the small number of footnotes， and the lack of other explanatory materials。 。。。more
Lucy Carter
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" Sing to me of the man， Muse， the man of twists and turns！ " The man of twists and turns is Odysseus （Ulysses）。 10 years after the Trojan War， Odysseus is missing， causing his heir Telemachus and his amorously sentimental wife Penelope to believe that he is dead。 While he's missing， the palace is subjugated by suitors， who want to marry Penelope and hegemonize the palace， even Ithaca。 However， readers eventually discover that he's in Calypso's island， which is because Calypso herself fell in l " Sing to me of the man， Muse， the man of twists and turns！ " The man of twists and turns is Odysseus （Ulysses）。 10 years after the Trojan War， Odysseus is missing， causing his heir Telemachus and his amorously sentimental wife Penelope to believe that he is dead。 While he's missing， the palace is subjugated by suitors， who want to marry Penelope and hegemonize the palace， even Ithaca。 However， readers eventually discover that he's in Calypso's island， which is because Calypso herself fell in love with him。 Odysseus nostalgically ruminates on his wife， son， and home， doubting any probabilities of returning。 After being pitied by Minerva （Athena）， he embarks on an arduous journey back to his palace。 Throughout the book， events from his past are retrospectively revealed and a moral， which is to be tenacious， loyal， and prudent， even through times of vicissitude， is created。 I'm happy to say that this is another edition to my goal of reading 50 classic books before the end of the school year！ （I'm in 7th grade）。 The plot is nuanced and compelling。 The book is capable of captivating readers through its eloquence， intellect， mercurial temperaments that led to betrayal， passion towards compatibility/love， onerousness throughout the journey， and spontaneous， not pretentious， literary writing expertise that emphasized the theme of the book。 Of course， like every other classic book， there is misogyny， causing all possible heroines to be portrayed like stereotypes。 The women I noticed to be a non-stereotype is Minerva。 She was the most notable heroine in here。 Eurycleia was kind of interesting。 I was intrigued by Circe and Arete， even though she was hardly mentioned。 Part of the reason why I give books written by Dickens， Shakespeare （I only read 1 novel， actually）， and Twain （also only 1） is due to the erroneous portrayal of women， which is shown in this book。 I still like all of these books。 I just loathe the misogyny。 。。。more
Eliude Santos
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Estou fazendo a tradução de ÉDIPO de Sófocles， direto do grego para a Língua Portuguesa （algo que não foi feito até hoje， visto que as obras que dizem tê-lo feito refletem muito mais a versão latina do que o texto original）。 E nas minhas aventuras pela língua grega， não poderia deixar de visitar essa obra clássica， atribuída a Homero。 Esta edição bilíngue， que traz o texto grego ao lado do texto em português nos dá uma ideia da riqueza da língua helênica bem como desse clássico atemporal。 O livr Estou fazendo a tradução de ÉDIPO de Sófocles， direto do grego para a Língua Portuguesa （algo que não foi feito até hoje， visto que as obras que dizem tê-lo feito refletem muito mais a versão latina do que o texto original）。 E nas minhas aventuras pela língua grega， não poderia deixar de visitar essa obra clássica， atribuída a Homero。 Esta edição bilíngue， que traz o texto grego ao lado do texto em português nos dá uma ideia da riqueza da língua helênica bem como desse clássico atemporal。 O livro conta em rapsódias （histórias eventuais） a saga de Ulisses （Odisseu）。 Quando era jovem， foi obrigado a deixar sua esposa e um filho pequeno para ir lutar em uma guerra que não tinha o interesse de lutar。 Seu filho， Telêmaco， ao crescer， sai em busca do pai （assim começa a primeira parte do livro）。 Nessa primeira parte， conhecida como Telemaquia， Ulisses só aparece nas alusões de seu filho à sua ausência; a segunda parte trata das aventuras de Ulisses durante sua viagem， assistido por Minerva （Atena）， a deusa da sabedoria， da guerra e dos disfarces。 Por fim， temos o retorno de Ulisses， quando encontra-se com Telêmaco e passa alguns anos em sua casa como um mendigo planejando se vingar de um grupo de usurpadores que， achando que ele morreu na guerra， querem desposar Penélope e se apossam de sua casa e terras。 É interessante notar no livro que todos os “milagres” dos deuses da época são reproduzíveis na nossa。 A varinha de Atena poderia ser facilmente um bastão de maquiagem， com que faz Ulisses parecer mais jovem ou mais velho， mais pobre ou mais rico após suas intervenções。 #odisseia #homer #classicos #leitura #literatura #bookstagram #bookworm #books @lepmeditores 。。。more
Alexis
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This book tells the tale of a strong man who fought through so much to get back home。 It was not my taste of literature， but it succeeded in entertaining me。 Strong morals， and a very very very interesting plot。
Ana Carolina
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[3，5]
Mac
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After finishing the Iliad， I wanted to jump right into the Odyssey。 I had read it back in college， but that was now 15 （yipe！） years ago and I felt that I would approach it with more appreciation of the background， both in terms of the characters I'd become more familiar with in the Iliad and in terms of my increased understanding of ancient Greek culture。One thing I'd forgotten was how long it takes for Odysseus to appear--not until Book 5， about one-sixth of the way into the epic。 I suspect I After finishing the Iliad， I wanted to jump right into the Odyssey。 I had read it back in college， but that was now 15 （yipe！） years ago and I felt that I would approach it with more appreciation of the background， both in terms of the characters I'd become more familiar with in the Iliad and in terms of my increased understanding of ancient Greek culture。One thing I'd forgotten was how long it takes for Odysseus to appear--not until Book 5， about one-sixth of the way into the epic。 I suspect I got a lot more out of the first four books this time around， since they deal with Odysseus's son， Telemachus， visiting other Greek heroes looking for information on his dad。 He first travels to Pylos to see Nestor。 I may have recognized the name Nestor when I was reading in college， but only after reading the Iliad did I get to know this character， certainly one of Homer's favorites。 He （Nestor） is the oldest of the warriors at Troy， and frequently goes into long speeches about how things were done "back in the day。" He is both full of sage advice and a windbag， somewhat like Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet。 After Nestor， Telemachus journeys to Sparta to see Menelaus。 I was certainly more familiar with his backstory 15 years ago， but this time I thrilled at the tale of his adventures in Egypt。 Could these be distant echoes of the early Greek settlers in the Nile delta， who began trading with the Egyptians and learning of their ancient culture？ When we do catch up with Odysseus， he is pining for home while stuck on the Ogygia， the isle of Calypso。 Eventually he does make his way back to civilization with the Phaeacians。 Much of the rest of this first half of the poem is taken up with Odysseus's narration of his own adventures to the court of the Phaeacians。 This is where most of the familiar elements of the Odyssey take place， such as the Cyclops， Circe， and the Scylla and Charybdis。 The high point to me is the journey to the land of the dead in Book 11。 Here Odysseus meets famous figures from the past， including Teiresias （the prophet in the Oedipus tales）， Heracles， and his now-deceased former comrades like Achilles and Ajax。 He also meets his mother in a very poignant scene。 It gives me goosebumps thinking back on some of these encounters。 For instance， when Odysseus praises Achilles for having become a sort of leader in Hades's realm， he responds （paraphrasing）， "I'd rather be a lowly thrall on earth than a king among the dead。" The concept of these scenes is so good， and the execution is perfect。 They fully justify the modern use of the term "epic。"A word about this edition。 W。B。 Stanford's notes and commentary are excellent。 He gives exactly the sort of information I am curious about。 For instance， he might note Sanskrit or Old Irish cognates of rare words， or summarize what is known about （e。g。） ancient Greek houses。 The notes in my edition of the Iliad were sufficient， but Stanford's are so much better。 On to the second half of the poem！ 。。。more
Emerson A。 Noronha
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Narrativa portal para se ter noção do que se é entendido por humanidade e sociedade。
Mamnoon
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my mother says to read homer
shell
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9th grade。 Read for school。 Translated by Robert Fitzgerald。 We didn't read the whole thing though。 we read a much more condensed version。 It was about 75 pages in our English textbook。 So idk。 It is obviously a really famous piece of literature and it's well written and you know。 But I just thought it was ok。 Ok。 Bye。 9th grade。 Read for school。 Translated by Robert Fitzgerald。 We didn't read the whole thing though。 we read a much more condensed version。 It was about 75 pages in our English textbook。 So idk。 It is obviously a really famous piece of literature and it's well written and you know。 But I just thought it was ok。 Ok。 Bye。 。。。more
Larry
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I read selections from the Odyssey in college for a Humanities class， but this is the first time I am reading the entire book。 I did not remember that it actually begins with the story of Telemachus， Odysseus' son， pining for his father and agonizing over the depredations of the suitors for Penelope。 I also did not remember that most of the adventures of Odysseus are not in the story's "real time，" but are recalled by him after he has escaped from Calypso。 He may be brave and he certainly loves I read selections from the Odyssey in college for a Humanities class， but this is the first time I am reading the entire book。 I did not remember that it actually begins with the story of Telemachus， Odysseus' son， pining for his father and agonizing over the depredations of the suitors for Penelope。 I also did not remember that most of the adventures of Odysseus are not in the story's "real time，" but are recalled by him after he has escaped from Calypso。 He may be brave and he certainly loves his homeland and family， but he's a foolhardy， boastful jerk who sacrifices all of his crew。 。。。more
Matt Pitts
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Update: I still love the translation and have gained a new appreciation for how handy these volumes are。 A hardback you can hold in one hand is a rare feat。I can't read Classical Greek， but it was fun to be able to look at it from time to time and try to pick out pieces here and there。 I was surprised how much I enjoyed Murray's translation which is not one I recall hearing about before but is absolutely first rate in terms of clarity， readability， and Homeric gravitas。 Update: I still love the translation and have gained a new appreciation for how handy these volumes are。 A hardback you can hold in one hand is a rare feat。I can't read Classical Greek， but it was fun to be able to look at it from time to time and try to pick out pieces here and there。 I was surprised how much I enjoyed Murray's translation which is not one I recall hearing about before but is absolutely first rate in terms of clarity， readability， and Homeric gravitas。 。。。more
Bill Cunningham
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I will never actually 'finish' Homer。 This is a foundational book， the very beginning of Western literature。 Book V is accessible to those trying to get a handle on epic dialect。 I will never actually 'finish' Homer。 This is a foundational book， the very beginning of Western literature。 Book V is accessible to those trying to get a handle on epic dialect。 。。。more
Caroline
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this is a wonderful and amazing piece of literature。 I absolutely loved this book。 Be warned though， if you don't like the writing style/old English or are not prepared to take annotations this is NOT the book for you。 The essence of adventure shall never let you down and the cleverness of the characters is something to behold。 Being 11 can be quite annoying， no one ever takes you seriously。 So， with all do respect， please don't ignore this review。 To sum up this evaluation， the novel was quite this is a wonderful and amazing piece of literature。 I absolutely loved this book。 Be warned though， if you don't like the writing style/old English or are not prepared to take annotations this is NOT the book for you。 The essence of adventure shall never let you down and the cleverness of the characters is something to behold。 Being 11 can be quite annoying， no one ever takes you seriously。 So， with all do respect， please don't ignore this review。 To sum up this evaluation， the novel was quite stupendous and never failed to bring pleasure to the table。 。。。more
Isabella
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What an amazing piece of history 。 I actualy realy enjoyed it ， even despite the age of it it was even better then some of the ribbish young adult books i have read。！
Michelle Mundinger
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If I could go back in time to my 9th grade self， I would make it a point not to read this awful story。 For crying out loud， even the play was bad。 Not only then could I not understand what was going on， but 10 years later I can't figure it out。 If you're into Roman themes， for the love of all things sane， watch the movie "Gladiator" or even "300" just to humor yourself。 If I could go back in time to my 9th grade self， I would make it a point not to read this awful story。 For crying out loud， even the play was bad。 Not only then could I not understand what was going on， but 10 years later I can't figure it out。 If you're into Roman themes， for the love of all things sane， watch the movie "Gladiator" or even "300" just to humor yourself。 。。。more
Donna Biglin
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A Classic！ And still enjoyable。
Benjamin
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A great work of fiction done by are forerunners。 A true piece of wonder and a reminder of the failings of men。 The chink in most men's armor are women and the Greeks explore that。 Along with the urge most men feel for adventure and the never ending search for wonder。 Of course danger is always what makes it all worth it >:] A great work of fiction done by are forerunners。 A true piece of wonder and a reminder of the failings of men。 The chink in most men's armor are women and the Greeks explore that。 Along with the urge most men feel for adventure and the never ending search for wonder。 Of course danger is always what makes it all worth it >:] 。。。more
Dominic
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This was an overall good book， but it was confusing at quite a bit of parts。
Skyler
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I didn't really like this book that much。 The language was weird and I wasn't into it。 I found most of it really confusing and weird。 Like the sirens part， I didn't really get that part。 To me the best part of the book was when Odysseus and his men escaped the Cyclops's cave。 They really had to think of a way to get out of there with out him noticing。 There was a lot of action threw out the whole book。 It was an okay book， but not something I would recommend。 I found the ending boring and I just I didn't really like this book that much。 The language was weird and I wasn't into it。 I found most of it really confusing and weird。 Like the sirens part， I didn't really get that part。 To me the best part of the book was when Odysseus and his men escaped the Cyclops's cave。 They really had to think of a way to get out of there with out him noticing。 There was a lot of action threw out the whole book。 It was an okay book， but not something I would recommend。 I found the ending boring and I just wanted to be done reading it。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This book would be really good if it was in modern reading。 I was confused a lot， but I had to read it over and over just to get it。 It wasn't much fun reading it and trying really hard to understand it。 This book would be really good if it was in modern reading。 I was confused a lot， but I had to read it over and over just to get it。 It wasn't much fun reading it and trying really hard to understand it。 。。。more
Jahmey rodriguez
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it was cool because i liked it when he battles the cyclops but not the fact he acts cocky，but the way his men died and how he was the only one alive and also returning home disquised as a begger was a cool story，but not my favoriote
Denise Nieves
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The Odyssey was a great book！ Sometimes it had me confused because I didn't understand what they were trying to say ，but in the end I understood some what everything 。 The only thing that matters is that Odysseus went home with his son and wife。 This book was awesome it teaches us how things are hard in life。 One day we will go threw hard times ，others times they will be easy！ I loved how Odysseus in the end showed the suitors of with the bow went he shot it！ Also when his wife didn't believe it The Odyssey was a great book！ Sometimes it had me confused because I didn't understand what they were trying to say ，but in the end I understood some what everything 。 The only thing that matters is that Odysseus went home with his son and wife。 This book was awesome it teaches us how things are hard in life。 One day we will go threw hard times ，others times they will be easy！ I loved how Odysseus in the end showed the suitors of with the bow went he shot it！ Also when his wife didn't believe it was him。 Even when she said she wasn't going to ask him any questions or anything ，but at last she discovers it was him。 （pg。712） 。。。more
J。 Keck
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An experience！ I read Part I and Part II ofThe Odyssey while I was in school， attending a class in ancient Greek。 The excitement came to me when I tried to read a portion of the original Greek text across from the English translation。 Realizing that the Greek was as close as I would ever get to an unadulterated experience of the epic， made an indelible impression on me。 Yes， it was tedious at times; nonetheless， knowing that the words and the story had the power to reach across thousands of year An experience！ I read Part I and Part II ofThe Odyssey while I was in school， attending a class in ancient Greek。 The excitement came to me when I tried to read a portion of the original Greek text across from the English translation。 Realizing that the Greek was as close as I would ever get to an unadulterated experience of the epic， made an indelible impression on me。 Yes， it was tedious at times; nonetheless， knowing that the words and the story had the power to reach across thousands of years to me， inspired me to read the Iliad。 That， the Iliad， was a very long read， indeed！ 。。。more
Sonia
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I listened to the audiobooks。。。there were 24 books in all。 Excellent story， the whole thing！ I truly enjoyed it。 Reading about Greek mythology has always been a favorite of mine。 They are classic tales that will be around forever。
Ashley Cortes-Ose
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THIS IS GREAT！
Joseph milligan
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I Read The Odyssey， i find it to be an interesting book。 It has different events that happen that help pull the reader into the story。 The use of different creatures really help keep the reader on edge。 Like a lot of books it gets strung out and boring after a few chapters of bad events happening。 But i do like this book because of the age and what it consists of。
Sheralyn
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Another book from to long ago to remember any more than that I enjoyed it so on my list to read again。
Samantha
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Excellent audiobook~~！
Esme
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an incredible journey， but lacked a lot of imagery and descriptive language， it's more like a list of events than a story， and if i had to read the line 'rosy-fingered dawn' one more time i'd eat the book an incredible journey， but lacked a lot of imagery and descriptive language， it's more like a list of events than a story， and if i had to read the line 'rosy-fingered dawn' one more time i'd eat the book 。。。more
Mary
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Well， it took Odysseus 19 years to get home after the Trojan War， and it took me one year to read this book after the birth of my twins。 Not my favorite read ever， but it was good and easy to read。 Biggest issue for me was reading it after long breaks because the names were difficult to keep straight sometimes。 I have to say， with all the build up for his return and getting his revenge on the suitors， the ending was quite abrupt。
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