num_pages: 536
description: A highly regarded translator of Virgil and Dante bends his efforts to Homer's masterful work, offering a new verse translation that is at once precise and vigorous
language: English
title: The Odyssey
titlecomplete: The Odyssey
characters: Agamemnon, Achilles, Polyphemus, Helen of Troy, Minerva, Penelope (wife of Odysseus), Odysseus, Telemachus
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Read For School, School, Greek Mythology, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 1039546
places: Ithaca
publisher: University of California Press