Homer, Odyssey I: Edited with an Introduction, Translation, Commentary, and Glossary

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Simon Pulleyn (Independent scholar, Independent scholar, UK)

Homer, Odyssey I

Edited with an Introduction, Translation, Commentary, and Glossary

Simon Pulleyn (Independent scholar, Independent scholar, UK)

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Oxford University Press
29 November 2018

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: poetry & poets; Ancient Greek

Since their composition almost 3,000 years ago the Homeric epics have lost none of their power to grip audiences and fire the imagination: with their stories of life and death, love and loss, war and peace they continue to speak to us at the deepest level about who we are across the span of generations. That being said, the world of Homer is in many ways distant from that in which we live today, with fundamental differences not only in language, social order, and religion, but in basic assumptions about the world and human nature. This volume offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to ancient Greek culture through the lens of Book One of the Odyssey, covering all of these aspects and more in a comprehensive Introduction designed to orient students in their studies of Greek literature and history. The full Greek text is included alongside a facing English translation which aims to reproduce as far as feasible the word order and sound play of the Greek original and is supplemented by a Glossary of Technical Terms and a full vocabulary keyed to the specific ways that words are used in Odyssey I. At the heart of the volume is a full-length line-by-line commentary, the first in English since the 1980s and updated to bring the latest scholarship to bear on the text: focusing on philological and linguistic issues, its close engagement with the original Greek yields insights that will be of use to scholars and advanced students as well as to those coming to the text for the first time.

By: Simon Pulleyn (Independent scholar Independent scholar UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 147mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 398g
ISBN: 9780198824206
ISBN 10: 0198824203
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 November 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Pulleyn read Classics at Oxford in the 1980s and stayed on to write his doctoral thesis on prayer in Ancient Greek religion. He taught Latin and Greek at Oxford for most of the 1990s, at the end of which he trained as a lawyer. After a longish spell as a solicitor in the City of London, he taught law for a few years before deciding to give himself over to full-time research and writing. He has published numerous articles and reviews in learned journals, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics.

Reviews for Homer, Odyssey I: Edited with an Introduction, Translation, Commentary, and Glossary

It is a pleasure to welcome this new commentary on dyssey 1 . . . a wholly admirable edition. * Colin Leach, Classi cs for All * Homer, Odyssey I can certainly be recommended to anyone who wants to explore this classic work more closely, and specifically to engage with the Greek text. * M. A. Orthofer, Complete Review *