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The Essential Odyssey
The essentialODYSSEY translated and edited bystanley lombardointroduction bysheila murnaghanhomerThis generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo s translation of theOdysseyoffers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-knownepisodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omittedbooks and passages. Sheila Murnaghan s Introduction, a shortened versionof her essay for the unabridged edition, is ideal for readers new to thisremarkable tale of the homecoming of on the LombardoOdyssey [Lombardo] has brought his laconic wit and love of the ribald .. to hisversion of the Odyssey . His carefully honed syntax gives the narrativeenergy and a whirlwind pace. The lines, rhythmic and clipped, have thetautness and force of Odysseus bow. CHRISHEDGES, The New York Times Book Review Lombardo has done it again: he has rendered the Odysseyinto Englishjust as accurate, as perspicuous, and as gripping as that in his s translation is enhanced by Sheila Murnaghan s characteris-tically lucid and accurate Introduction, which will be a boon to teachers ofundergraduates (or even high school students).
the essential ODYSSEY translated and edited by stanley lombardo introduction by sheila murnaghan This generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo’s translation of the homer Odysseyoffers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted
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