{"product_id":"the-odyssey-paperback-12","title":"The Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJasper Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eMartin Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Muse, tell me of a man: a man of much resource, who was made to wander far and long, after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. Many were the men whose lands he saw and came to know their thinking: many too the miseries at sea which he suffered in his heart, as he sought to win his own life and the safe return of his companions.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecounting the epic journey home of Odysseus from the Trojan War, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e - alongside its sister poem \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e - stands as the well-spring of Western Civilisation and culture, an inspiration to poets, writers and thinkers for thousands of years since. This authoritative prose translation by Martin Hammond brings Homer's great poem of homecoming to life as Odysseus battles through such familiar dangers as the cave of the Cyclops, the call of the Sirens and his hostile reception back in his native land of Ithaca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomer \u003c\/b\u003eis known only as the author of the \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the two epic poems of the Trojan War and its aftermath that mark the birth of Western culture. Nothing is known of his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e was Head of Classics at Eton College, UK, and subsequently Master in College. Since 1990 he has been Headmaster of Tonbridge School, UK. He is the translator of the Penguin Classics edition of Homer's \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47293749592313,"sku":"9781472532480","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/iKJsz1lArA9781472532480_4ab076ff-ab7a-4dc9-924a-05e5bb8130f6.webp?v=1769181208","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-odyssey-paperback-12","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}