Odyssey

'The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked; storm-tossed; wine-dark treasury of tales; of many twists and turns; like life itself' Guardian The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks; battles; monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his bravery and cunning to reach his homeland and overcome the obstacles that; even there; await him. E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey was the very first Penguin Classic to be published; and has itself achieved classic status. Translated by E. V. RIEU Revised translation by D. C. H. RIEU With an Introduction by PETER JONES