num_pages: 288
description: This generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction, a shortened version of her essay for the unabridged edition, is ideal for readers new to this remarkable tale of the homecoming of Odysseus.
language: English
title: The Essential Odyssey
titlecomplete: The Essential Odyssey
characters: Helen of Troy, Polyphemus, Minerva, Odysseus, Agamemnon, Penelope (wife of Odysseus), Achilles, Telemachus
genres: Fiction, Greek Mythology, Adventure, Poetry, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 1039580
places: Ithaca
publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.