Аннотация: The Odyssey

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Alas that mortals Should blame the gods! From us, they say, All evils come. Yet they themselves It is who through defiant deeds Bring sorrow on them-far more sorrow Than fate would have them bear.' Attributed to the blind Greek poet, Homer, The Odyssey is an epic tale about cunning and strength of mind. It takes its starting point ten years after the fall of the city of Troy and follows its Greek warrior hero Odysseus as he tries to journey to his home of Ithaca in northwest Greece after the Greek victory over the Trojans. On his travels, Odysseus comes across surreal islands and foreign lands where he is in turn challenged and supported by those that he meets on his travels as he attempts to find his way back home in order to vanquish those who threaten his estate. In turn, his son Telemachus has to grow up quickly as he attempts to find his father and protect his mother from her suitors. Dealing with the universal themes of temptation and courage, the epic journey that Odysseus undertakes is as meaningful today as it was almost 3,000 years ago when the story was composed.

Автор/составитель	Гомер
Серия	Collins Classics
Год выпуска	2011
ISBN	9780007420094
Производитель	HarperCollins Publishers
Издательство	HarperCollins Publishers
Количество томов	1
Количество страниц	406
Переплет	Мягкая обложка
Размеры	177x110x27 мм
Страна изготовления	Великобритания
Тип бумаги	офсетная (60-220 г/м2)
Стандарт	10
Вес	214
Язык	английский