Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Rieu penguin harmondsworth wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Rieu s beloved translation of the great war epic of western literature, revised and updated by d. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 bc. Butlers translation of the odyssey appeared originally in 1900, and the authoress of the odyssey in 1897. The odyssey translated by e v rieu by homer abebooks. The odyssey is literatures grandest evocation of every mans journey through life. If you want a more archaic but poetically brilliant english translation. It was updated a few years ago by rieu s son and by peter jones, a classicist. Best is pretty subjective, but i find richmond lattimore s translation of the iliad and the odyssey to be quite good. The epic tale of odysseus and his tenyear journey home after the trojan war forms one of the earliest and. The ancients believed it was a bard called homer, although they disagreed about biographical details. Rieu by homer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
E v rieu was a celebrated translator from latin and greek, and editor of penguin classics from 194464. Rieu was born in london as the youngest child of the swiss orientalist charles pierre henri rieu 18201902, and his wife agnes, daughter of julius heinrich hisgen of utrecht. Homer author, dominic rieu editor, peter jones introduction, e. The odyssey penguin classics paperback 30 jan 2003. Rieu penguin books harmondsworth, middlesex wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields. The nation fitzgeralds odyssey and iliad open up once more the unique greatness of homers art at the level. A stunning penguin clothbound edition of homers great epic, in e. A complete english translation with hyperlinked index and illustrations by theodoor van thulden dutch, 16061669 courtesy of the rijksmuseum. I also enjoyed the lattimore translation of the iliad, i found it to be more accessible than the fagles translation.
I found some others translated by other people but am specifically looking that that version first. The odyssey penguin audiobooks audio, cassette audiobook, august 31. Rieu one of the foremost achievements in western literature, homers iliad tells the story of the. Rieu thus far with regards to the ebook weve the odyssey translated by e. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of homers original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of the odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring and treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery this audiobook. The specific case under examination is that of two midtwentiethcentury translations by e. I will endure it, owning a heart within inured to suffering. Rieu s prose version of the odyssey, first published in 1946, was penguin books bestselling paperback until they knocked it from first place by publishing another literary classic, lady chatterleys lover. The odyssey audiobook by homer 9780241425565 rakuten kobo. There are many different translations of the odyssey. But i very much enjoyed the prose translations by ev rieu the penguin classics series which were far from prosaic if youll forgive the joke, and i have heard good things about samuel butlers prose translations from the 19th century. Listen to the odyssey penguin classics by homer available from rakuten kobo. This unabridged edition is a collaborative effort from. Both are among my bestloved books, but the iliad, a great work.
The penguin version has been translated into a story, like. This poem mainly centers on the greek hero odysseus or ul. Im looking for the audiobook for the odyssey by homer, especially the one translated by e. The product of more than a decades continuous work 15981611, chapmans translation of homers great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power of the iliad. H rieu translation november 14, 2016 march 24, 2017 c thehappymeerkat. His translations of both the iliad and odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era.
The epic tale of odysseus and his tenyear journey home after the trojan war forms one. Listen to homers epic poem the odyssey which follows the greek hero odysseus on his journey from troy to his home of ithaca after the trojan war. The epic poem details the events of the few days near the end of the trojan war. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of homers original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of the odyssey.
Rieu one of the foremost achievements in western literature, homers iliad tells. In the preface to the new edition of the authoress, which is published simultaneously with this new edition of the translation. The publication of a new translation by fagles is a literary event. The identity of the composer of the odyssey and the iliad is a matter of some speculation. The odyssey is one of the two major ancient greek epic poems the other being the iliad, attributed to the poet homer. Rieu by homer, 9780140449112, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. They have a profound experience in store, and might begin with ev rieu s prose translation of that and the odyssey. Rieu comments customers never have but eventually left his or her writeup on the. D c h rieu the epic tale of odysseus and his tenyear journey home after the trojan war forms one of the earliest and greatest works of western. The nation fitzgeralds odyssey and iliad open up once more the unique greatness of homers art at. This is sort of like asking, what is the best wine. Also is there a big difference between different translations of the book.
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