The Odyssey: Design by Coralie Bickford-Smith by Homer

The Odyssey: Design by Coralie Bickford-Smith

Author: Homer

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.

The Iliad

By Homer & Robert (Trans) Fagles

A brilliant new translation of the world's greatest war story, an unforgettable epic of armed force and devastation – and of the heroic passions of tragic men and women.

"An astonishing performance . . . This should now become the standard translation for a new generation." – Peter Levi

A brilliant new translation of the world's greatest war story, an unforgettable epic of armed force and devastation – and of the heroic passions of tragic men and women.

"An astonishing performance...

Published: 03/05/2002

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140445923

RRP: $9.95

The Anger of Achilles: The Iliad

By Homer

'You are the one whom I most detest – you, with your endless pursuit of quarrels, wars, battles!'

War is raging between the Greeks and the Trojans, and Achilles, the great champion of the Greek army, is angrily sulking in his tent and refusing to fight after a furious rove with his commander, Agamemnon. But when the Trojan prince Hector kills Achilles' beloved friend, Achilles...

'You are the one whom I most detest – you, with your endless pursuit of quarrels, wars, battles!'

War is raging between the Greeks and the Trojans, and Achilles, the great champion of the...

Published: 13/01/2009

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140455601

RRP: $9.95

The Iliad

By Homer & Martin (trans) Hammond

One of the first and greatest literary achievements of Greek civilisation, The Iliad focuses on the pivotal four days towards the end of the ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. In a series of dramatic set pieces, it follows the tragic story of the humiliation of Achilleus at the hands of Agamemnon and his slaying of Hector: a barbarous act with repercussions that ultimately determine the...

Published: 01/12/1987

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140444445

RRP: $9.95

The Iliad

By Homer

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge – although knowing...

Published: 06/03/2003

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140447941

RRP: $9.95

The Odyssey

By Homer

The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats – shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon – Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome...

Published: 06/03/2003

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140449112

RRP: $9.95

The Odyssey

By Homer & Robert (Trans) Fagles

The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life-at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.

'Wonderfully readable . . . Just the right blend of roughness and sophistication.'
- Ted Hughes

'A memorable achievement . . . Mr. Fagles has been remarkably successful in finding a style that is of our time and yet times.'
- Richard Jenkyns...

Published: 18/05/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143039952

RRP: $9.95

The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid

By Homer & Virgil

A glorious boxed set featuring Robert Fagles?s award-winning translations of the three great epics of Western literature

ONE OF THE PREEMINENT translators of our time, Robert Fagles?s interpretations of these epic poems give new life to three seminal works in the Western canon. The Penguin Classic Deluxe Editions of The Iliad, The Odyssey , and The Aeneid are collected here for the first time in a...

Published: 15/12/2009

Format:

ISBN: 9780147505606

RRP: $69.95

The Odyssey

By Homer & W H D (Trans) Rouse

The greatest adventure of all time.

Richly imagined by the blind bard around 900 B.C.E., Homer's story follows Odysseus on a decade-long journey as he flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the Sirens, averts his eyes from Medusa, docks in exotic cities – ever longing to return to his wife and son.

The greatest adventure of all time.

Richly imagined by the blind bard around 900 B.C.E., Homer's story follows Odysseus on a decade-long journey as he flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the Sirens...

Published: 15/01/2008

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780451530684

RRP: $9.95