Bibliograph

The Odyssey, Homer ; translated by Robert Fitzgerald ; with an introduction by Seamus Heaney

Type

Label

The Odyssey, Homer ; translated by Robert Fitzgerald ; with an introduction by Seamus Heaney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxv-xxvi)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Odyssey

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

25631930

Responsibility statement

Homer ; translated by Robert Fitzgerald ; with an introduction by Seamus Heaney

Series statement

Everyman's library, 94

Summary

Odysseus leads his men on a long voyage home from the Trojan War

Table Of Contents

A goddess intervenes -- A hero's son awakens -- The lord of the western approaches -- The red-haired king and his lady -- Sweet nymph and open sea -- The princess at the river -- Gardens and firelight -- The songs of the harper -- New coasts and Poseidon's son -- The grace of the witch -- A gathering of shades -- Sea perils and defeat -- One more strange island -- Hospitality in the forest -- How they came to Ithaka -- Father and son -- The beggar at the manor -- Blows and a queen's beauty -- Recognitions and a dream -- Signs and a vision -- The test of the bow -- Death in the great hall -- The trunk of the olive tree -- Warriors, farewell

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