The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fitzgerald, is a classic work published by FSG Adult on November 5, 1998. This edition spans 515 pages and is presented in English. It features a map, a Glossary of Names and Places, and line drawings that precede each book of the poem, enhancing the reader’s experience of this epic narrative.
Readers will find Fitzgerald’s translation captures the essence of Odysseus’ long journey home after the Trojan War, exploring themes of love, adventure, and danger. This edition is noted for its artistry and is recognized as a standard translation for students and poets alike. The introduction by classicist D. S. Carne-Ross provides further insights into the poem’s craftsmanship, making this edition a valuable resource for those interested in epic poetry.
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The classic translation of The Odyssey, now in paperback.
This edition also features a map, a Glossary of Names and Places, and Fitzgerald’s Postscript. Line drawings precede each book of the poem.
Robert Fitzgerald’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey is the best and best-loved modern translation of the greatest of all epic poems. Since 1961, this Odyssey has sold more than two million copies, and it is the standard translation for three generations of students and poets. Farrar, Straus and Giroux is delighted to publish a new edition of this classic work. Fitzgerald’s supple verse is ideally suited to the story of Odysseus’ long journey back to his wife and home after the Trojan War. Homer’s tale of love, adventure, food and drink, sensual pleasure, and mortal danger reaches the English-language reader in all its glory.
Of the many translations published since World War II, only Fitzgerald’s has won admiration as a great poem in English. The noted classicist D. S. Carne-Ross explains the many aspects of its artistry in his Introduction, written especially for this new edition.
Winner of the Bollingen Prize
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