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Homer: The OdysseyPenguin Classics 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.

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There is some challenging philosophical poetry on the world in which we live

On the Greatest Good and Evil (De finibus bonorum et malorum)

and its subsequent literary and cultural impact while extensive commentary notes guide students through every line of the Greek text

With its kaleidoscopic blend of fact and legend

To what extent is modern western ideology still influenced by ancient Greek attitudes towards the east

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At the end of the book is a complete alphabetical vocabulary list

commentary and vocabulary and a detailed introduction for each text that also covers the prescription to be read in English for A Level

returning to the subject again and again in all his writings

Volume 1 gives you a broad introduction to the historical and philosophical background of the epic

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