The Essential Homer

by Homer, Sheila Murnaghan

Overview

Selections from both Iliad and Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603846318
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	09/15/2000
Series:	Hackett Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	532
Sales rank:	598,953
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.

Editorial Reviews

"A good idea—its utility far outweighs qualms purists have about students not reading every last item in the catalogue of ships. The translation is vigorous and readable." —Andrew Ford, Princeton University

"Not only does one get an excellent translation of both Homer's Iliad and Odyssey under one cover, but the selections included are infinitely better and longer than what one normally gets in anthologies of Greek literature. For courses in which entire texts cannot be used, this is by far the best choice available today." —Kostas Myrsiades, Westchester University

"The Essential Homer fills a long-felt need for an edition that offers a sizable selection of the books and passages most likely to be used in undergraduate courses. It's a wonderful help." —Richard P. Martin, Stanford University

"This is a wonderful translation—readable, lively, preserves the essential spirit. Students get caught up in it. The abridgment is a good text for general classes." —Nicolle Hirschfeld, California State University, Long Beach


"A fine poetic translation that today's students can understand. The selections are very well chosen for a course in which time limitations prevent reading the whole of either epic." —Lillian Doherty, University of Maryland

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