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1) The Odyssey

Author

Homer

Series

Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

Description

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"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 and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...

2) The lost books of the Odyssey

Author

Mason, Zachary

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

vii, 228 p. ; 20 cm.

Description

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A brilliant and beguiling reimagining of Homer's classic story about the hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy.

3) The adventures of Odysseus

Author

Lupton, Hugh

Pub. Date

2006

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

4) The one-eyed giant

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey volume 1

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

105 p. : ill., map ; 19 cm.

Description

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Retells a part of the Odyssey in which King Odysseus fights the cyclops.

5) Odysseus

Author

McCaughrean, Geraldine

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

148 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

6) Tales from the Odyssey

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

2 v. : ill., map ; 19 cm

Description

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Odysseus is far from home, tossed by stormy seas and cursed by an angry one-eyed giant. After twenty years of fighting monsters, angering gods and goddesses, and surviving against the odds, Odysseus returns home and faces more dangerous enemies.

7) The odyssey: a dramatic retelling of Homer's epic

Author

Armitage, Simon

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

vi, 266 p. ; 21 cm.

8) Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey: a biography

Author

Manguel, Alberto

Series

Books that changed the world

Pub. Date

2007

Physical Desc

x, 285 p. ; 21 cm.

9) The adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

Author

Colum, Padraic

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

v, 163 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Description

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A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

10) The odyssey: a graphic novel

Author

Hinds, Gareth

Pub. Date

2010

Formats

eComic, Graphic Novel, Kindle

Description

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Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.