Odyssey, Books 13–24
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Summary
Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus's long journey home from the Trojan War and the legendary temptations， delays， and perils he faced at every turn。 Homer's classic poem features Odysseus's encounters with the beautiful nymph Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters， who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating， one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling Sirens; the treacherous Scylla and Charybdis。 Here， too， is the hero's faithful wife， Penelope， weaving a shroud by day and unraveling it by night， in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus's place。
The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest and greatest European epic poems， the Odyssey and Iliad。 These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library with a faithful and literate prose translation by A。 T。 Murray。 George Dimock now brings the Loeb's Odyssey up to date， with a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is worded for today's readers。 The two-volume edition includes a new introduction， notes， and index。
Reviews
Mario_Bambea
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Entra in scena l'eroe Secondo volume dell'edizione Valla （qui la cura è di J。B。 Hainsworth）: nel libro V va la sua comparsa Odisseo， entrata in scena ben preparata dalla Telemachia， ma comunque spiazzante per un lettore che si attendeva un esordio eroico dell'eroe Acheo。 Ma è evidente come l'Odissea è alquanto più complessa dell'Iliade nello sviluppo della trama: la narrazione è totalmente non lineare， costruita sui flashback， e adotta tecniche di suspense raffinate， costruendo una trama compli Entra in scena l'eroe Secondo volume dell'edizione Valla （qui la cura è di J。B。 Hainsworth）: nel libro V va la sua comparsa Odisseo， entrata in scena ben preparata dalla Telemachia， ma comunque spiazzante per un lettore che si attendeva un esordio eroico dell'eroe Acheo。 Ma è evidente come l'Odissea è alquanto più complessa dell'Iliade nello sviluppo della trama: la narrazione è totalmente non lineare， costruita sui flashback， e adotta tecniche di suspense raffinate， costruendo una trama complicata che richiede grande attenzione。E' evidente la maturazione stilistica e narrativa rispetto all'Iliade， insieme ad una costruzione di un personaggio più complesso e stratificato: Odisseo si presenta in condizione statica， quasi immobile， come in attesa di un avvio che viene dato da Atena - solo l'intervento della dea mette in moto l'eroe che lascia Calipso ed arriva nel Paradiso Terrestre dei Feaci。Non è un irresistibile e semidivino fulmine di guerra come Achille， ma un uomo solo， precario e sbandato - al poeta non interessano più le gesta di guerrieri statuari， ma piuttosto la lenta risalita verso il ritorno， e per questo bisogna partire dal fondo， dal naufragio， dalla totale miseria e impotenza （Odisseo arriva nudo e solo a Scheria）。 Ho trovato alquanto interessante la rappresentazione della terra dei Feaci come un luogo dove la tecnica ha il sopravvento rispetto alla guerra: quasi un simbolo dello sviluppo della società arcaica verso una struttura più complessa e "civilizzata"， anche in mezzo ad ambiguità e resistenze。Ultima nota per un passaggio particolare， quasi prodromo di invenzioni metaletterarie: l’aedo Demodoco canta alcune vicende， ma sembra poi che intervenga il poeta omerico a raccontare， in un mescolanza di narratori intra ed extradiegetici davvero interessante （oltre che sottolineare come il materiale di questo poema sia di matrice orale） 。。。more
John Isles
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A clear text and an accurate translation， but very little help is given to the reader in the way of footnotes。 There would have been room for many notes in the blank spaces at the foot of the pages carrying the English translation。 A note such as "See Oxford Commentary， vol。 III， pp。 143-45" as given on p。 341 is of little use to the general reader。 （The publisher's price for the Oxford Commentary is $306。） A clear text and an accurate translation， but very little help is given to the reader in the way of footnotes。 There would have been room for many notes in the blank spaces at the foot of the pages carrying the English translation。 A note such as "See Oxford Commentary， vol。 III， pp。 143-45" as given on p。 341 is of little use to the general reader。 （The publisher's price for the Oxford Commentary is $306。） 。。。more
Mac
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I read the second half of the Odyssey with new eyes this time， thanks to my recent reading of Albert Lord's "The Singer of Tales。" Lord and his mentor， Milman Perry， recorded hundreds of Slavic bards singing traditional tales。 In his book， Lord then compared several different variations of a similar theme， where a man returns home in disguise after a long imprisonment/absence。 In essence， this is the story of Books 13-24 of the Odyssey。 We are thus more distant from any historical basis in the e I read the second half of the Odyssey with new eyes this time， thanks to my recent reading of Albert Lord's "The Singer of Tales。" Lord and his mentor， Milman Perry， recorded hundreds of Slavic bards singing traditional tales。 In his book， Lord then compared several different variations of a similar theme， where a man returns home in disguise after a long imprisonment/absence。 In essence， this is the story of Books 13-24 of the Odyssey。 We are thus more distant from any historical basis in the events of the Trojan War and closer to what seems to be a common folk motif across cultures。 Throughout this part of the poem， Homer's depiction of all the characters， even the most minor， is excellent。 We get Eumaios， the noble swineherd who welcomes Odysseus even when he appears to be a wretched beggar。 Then there are the various suitors of Penelope， who are carefully differentiated in their degrees of awfulness。 And of course there's Penelope herself， who has stood out for so long against the pressures of the suitors， and has trouble trusting her own eyes when her husband finally returns。 To me the highlights among the many recognition scenes， where characters realize who Odysseus is， are the aged nurse， Eurycleia， who notices an old scar on his leg; and best of all， the dog Argos， who like Odysseus himself has fallen on hard times， yet sees through the rags to recognize his master。 What an amazing poet who created this scene， which will touch the heart of any dog lover。 It was bittersweet to reach the end of the Odyssey。 I have now finished Homer's two epics。 But I am excited for my next project， which will be my first encounter with Hesiod。 And then I'll come back to the "Homeric" Hymns， which most likely come from a later time。 。。。more
Larry
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As in the Iliad， humans are often mere playthings for the disputing gods。 Odysseus arrives home at last and kills lots of people， most of whose worst crimes seem to be that they are arrogant， rude boors who have no second thoughts about eating him out of house and home while they wait for Penelope to agree to marry one of them。 Odysseus gives mercy and empathy short shrift。
David Hollywood
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Along with the rest of Homer this is essential reading for knowing much more than simply the journey of a heroe after The Trojan War， this represents the origins of the classics and from that what our literature and stories are all about。
Andrew
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Firstly i haven't read this edition but couldnt find the one i have read。 Still really interesting too read the classics and see in them the basis for almost every story or film that you'll ever read。 really enjoyed reading this。 Firstly i haven't read this edition but couldnt find the one i have read。 Still really interesting too read the classics and see in them the basis for almost every story or film that you'll ever read。 really enjoyed reading this。 。。。more
Amanda
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It's good， but it's sooooooooooo long。 It's also a really old dorm of writing， and can be difficult to follow。 It's good， but it's sooooooooooo long。 It's also a really old dorm of writing， and can be difficult to follow。 。。。more
Nathan
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If I were to retell this story， I'd focus on Eumaeus， and call it "The Noble Swineherd。" If I were to retell this story， I'd focus on Eumaeus， and call it "The Noble Swineherd。" 。。。more
Hank
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Loved the detail， the prose， and the chance to delve into a bit of ancient Greek fiction。 One of the inspirations to our modern fantasy。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Odyssey, Books 13–24
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Odyssey, Books 13–24&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Odyssey, Books 13–24&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0