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The Odyssey

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The Odyssey

By: Homer
Narrated by: Ian McKellen
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About this listen

 The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of every man's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of Homer's original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of The Odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. This audiobook is sure to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.(P) and ©1996 Penguin Books USA Inc. Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Classics Collections Epic Poetry Themes & Styles Mythology Ancient History

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Critic reviews

“[Robert Fitzgerald’s translation is] a masterpiece . . . An Odyssey worthy of the original.” –The Nation

“[Fitzgerald’s Odyssey and Iliad] open up once more the unique greatness of Homer’s art at the level above the formula; yet at the same time they do not neglect the brilliant texture of Homeric verse at the level of the line and the phrase.” –The Yale Review

“[In] Robert Fitzgerald’s translation . . . there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand, and this line-by-line vigilance builds up into a completely credible imagined world.”
–from the Introduction by Seamus Heaney
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McKellen is excellent. The epic itself is excellent. Audio issues throughout, such as audible playback chatter (guess the recording booth wasn't soundproof).

Well read but with some audio problems.

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This is a fantastic story and perfectly read by Gandolf! No wonder it reminds me of lord of the rings.

wonderful story

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I have often wondered how the story ended now I know thanks to Audibe cheers

A full ending

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A timeless masterpiece superbly written and brilliantly narrated. Some issues with the sound quality but didn't diminish the enjoyment.

The greatest story ever written!

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difficult to sympathise with character as we live in different times as a woman found myself seething at double standards. thank the gods for progress

Greek classic

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