{"product_id":"9780143039952","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR FILM DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Robert Fagles' translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece. Here, one of the great modern translators presents us with \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Homer's best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus' wanderings after the Trojan War. With wit and wile, the 'man of twists and turns' meets the challenges of the sea-god Poseidon, and monsters ranging from the many-headed Scylla to the cannibalistic Cyclops Polyphemus - only to return after twenty years to a home besieged by his wife Penelope's suitors. In the myths and legends retold in this immortal poem, Fagles has captured the energy of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderfully readable ... Just the right blend of roughness and sophistication'\u003cbr\u003eTed Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A memorable achievement ... Mr Fagles has been remarkably successful in finding a style that is of our time and yet timeless'\u003cbr\u003eRichard Jenkyns, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003eis his best work yet'\u003cbr\u003eGarry Wills, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Robert Fagles\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by Bernard Knox\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borderless Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483603718471,"sku":"9780143039952","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6675\/5143\/files\/9780143039952.jpg?v=1785584268","url":"https:\/\/borderlessbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/9780143039952","provider":"Borderless Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}