Odysseus survives storm and shipwrecle, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seel to steal his leingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope.

So begins one of the greatest adventures of world literature. Homer's epic chronicle of the Oreel hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwrecle, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seel to steal his leingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope.Allen MandelLa, m's verse translation realizes the power and beauty of the original Oreel and demonstrates why the epic tale of the Odyssey has captured the human imagination for nearly three thousand years.

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Book HI

Book IV

Book V

Book VI

Book VII

Book VIII

Book IX

Book X

Book XI

Book XII

Book XIII

Book XIV

Book XV

Book XVI

Book XVII

Book XVIII

Book XIX

Book XX

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