The Essential Odyssey (Hackett Classics)

The Essential Odyssey (Hackett Classics)

This generous abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the <i>Odyssey</i> offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction, a shortened version of her essay for the unabridged edition, is ideal for readers new to this remarkable tale of the homecoming of Odysseus.<p>Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. His previous translations include Homer's <i>Iliad</i> (1997, Hackett) and <i>Odyssey</i> (2000, Hackett), Hesiod's <i>Works & Days and Theogony</i> (1993, Hackett), and Sappho, <i>Poems and Fragments</i> (2002, Hackett), a PEN Center USA 2003 Literary Award Finalist.<br /><p><br />Sheila Murnaghan is Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania.