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5) The Odyssey
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Loeb classical library volume L104-L105
Everyman's library volume no. 454
Johns Hopkins new translations from antiquity
First Avenue Classics
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Everyman's library volume no. 454
Johns Hopkins new translations from antiquity
First Avenue Classics
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 24
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English
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"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...
6) The Republic
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English
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"The Republic is Plato's masterwork. It was written 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely read books in the world, famous for both the richness of its ideas and the virtuosity of its writing. Presented as a dialogue between Plato's teacher Socrates and various interlocutors, it is an exhortation to study philosophy, inviting its readers to reflect on the choices we must make if we are to live the best life available to us. This complex,...
8) The Iliad
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English
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"When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...
14) Sophocles
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Series
Loeb classical library volume 20-21, 483
Complete Greek tragedies volume v iv
Complete Greek tragedies volume 2
Complete Greek tragedies volume v iv
Complete Greek tragedies volume 2
Language
English
Author
Series
Loeb classical library volume 13, 29, 157
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1913-1923
Language
English
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