The Odyssey

Homer, Emily Wilson (trans.)

The Odyssey
Format
Hardback
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Country
United States
Published
8 December 2017
Pages
592
ISBN
9780393089059

The Odyssey

Homer, Emily Wilson (trans.)

The first great adventure story in the Western canon, the Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage, family, and identity; and about travelers, hospitality, and the changing meanings of home in a strange world.

This vivid new poetic translation - the first ever by a woman - matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer’s sprightly pace.

Eschewing showy poeticisms and high-flown rhetoric, Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and a five-beat line to produce a translation with an enchanting rhythm and rumble that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur or importance.

An engrossing tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary readers to luxuriate in Homer’s magical descriptions and similes and to thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero’s fantastical adventures, Wilson’s Odyssey recaptures what is  epic  about this wellspring of world literature.

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