This prose translation of the Odyssey is so successful that it has taken its place as one of the few really outstanding versions of Homer's famous epic poem. The Homeric saga of the shipwrecks, wanderings, and homecoming of the master tactician Odysseus encompasses a virtual inventory of the themes and attitudes that have shaped Western culture. Walter Shewring has with rare skill reconciled the easy flow of the story with the formal uncolloquial style in which it is told. This book includes an introduction, textual notes, glossary, index of names, and maps.
