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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1903. Excerpt: ... BOOK FOURTH WHAT BEFEL IN LACEDAEMON AND they to Lacedaemon sunken low Came, and drove onward to the house to go Of glorious Menelaus: him they found On all his clan preparing to bestow The bridal banquet where his palace stood, For twain, a son and daughter of the blood. Her he bestowed upon Achilles' son, The cleaver of the battle, making good The plighted promise that was first laid down In Troy, and now the Gods vouchsafed to crown With wedding: and he sent her forth to reign Queen in the Myrmidons' illustrious town With steeds and chariots; but from Sparta led Alector's daughter home his son to wed, The stripling Megapenthes strong of limb, Begotten on a thrall who shared his bed; Because the Gods ordained no child to be To Helen, since one first-born daughter she, As golden Aphrodite beautiful, Brought forth, the lovely maid Hermione. Thus then the mighty high-roofed hall within Feasted the neighbours and the clan and kin Of glorious Menelaus: in the midst The godlike minstrel made a merry din. And as with voice and viol he began, Two jugglers up and down amid them ran. Then in the forecourt prince Telemachus And the bright son of Nestor, horse and man, Drew up: and Eteoneus went to see Who these new-comers were; a squire was he Of glorious Menelaus, good at need. Up through the house he went then hastily, News to the shepherd of the folk to take; And coming nigh, a winged word he spake: "O high-born Menelaus, lo, there come A pair of strangers hither, and their make "Bears likeness to the race of mighty Zeus. Say, shall we here their fleetfoot steeds unloose, Or send them on, some other house to find Where they may chance on hospitable use?" But fair-haired Menelaus made reply In anger: "Not a fool in days gone by, Son of the Helper, were you wont to be; But like a child you ...
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With the Trojan war finally over after many long years, Odysseus wants nothing more than a swift journey home where his throne and beloved wife, Penelope, await him. But Poseidon, the sea god, bears a grudge against him and plans to prevent his return across the wine-dark sea to Ithaca. Many tests of strength and character ensue as Odysseus's journey stretches out over the years, taking in a multitude of strange and wonderful places and creatures. That's the basic plot of the epic poem Homer told nearly 3,000 years ago, but, even now, a new English translation is a true literary event. The ancient story is told in easy-going, beautiful poetry, the characters speak naturally and the action moves along briskly. Even the gods come across as real people, despite the divine powers they constantly exercise. The Odyssey really is a gripping, fast-moving read.
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"A masterpiece . . . An "Odyssey worthy of the original."--William Arrowsmith, "The Nation
"Here there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand."--Seamus Heaney
"A masterpiece . . . An "Odyssey" worthy of the original."--William Arrowsmith, "The Nation""Here there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand."--Seamus Heaney
"Here there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand."--Seamus Heaney
"A masterpiece . . . An "Odyssey" worthy of the original."--William Arrowsmith, "The Nation""Here there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand."--Seamus Heaney
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0217600573
- ISBN 13 9780217600576
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages56
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