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The Odyssey

By: Homer

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Paperback | 1 July 2005 | Edition Number 1

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The epic tale of Odysseus' extraordinary ten-year voyage home after the Trojan War.

The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.

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-A concise introduction that gives readers important background information
-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
-An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations
-Detailed explanatory notes
-Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work
-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Poetry Fiction Modern & Contemporary Fiction Classic Fiction Historical Fiction

Introduction	p. xiii
Note on the Text	p. lxiv
Odyssey 1	p. 1
Odyssey 2	p. 15
Odyssey 3	p. 28
Odyssey 4	p. 44
Odyssey 5	p. 70
Odyssey 6	p. 85
Odyssey 7	p. 95
Odyssey 8	p. 106
Odyssey 9	p. 125
Odyssey 10	p. 141
Odyssey 11	p. 158
Odyssey 12	p. 178
Odyssey 13	p. 192
Odyssey 14	p. 206
Odyssey 15	p. 222
Odyssey 16	p. 240
Odyssey 17	p. 256
Odyssey 18	p. 276
Odyssey 19	p. 290
Odyssey 20	p. 309
Odyssey 21	p. 322
Odyssey 22	p. 336
Odyssey 23	p. 353
Odyssey 24	p. 365
Translator's Postscript	p. 382
Glossary of Names	p. 385
Index of Speeches	p. 403
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 412
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