　　　　
THE
ODYSSEY
　　　　

　　　　
HOMER
　　　　

Tell me, O muse,
of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide
after he had sacked the famous town of Troy.

Ten years have passed since the fall of Troy. The surviving Greek warriors who destroyed that city have returned home. All except Odysseus, whose wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, await him. Claiming that Odysseus is dead, a host of suitors have taken up residence in his home, eating up his wealth and trying to persuade Penelope to marry one of them. Penelope steadfastly refuses. Odysseus, in fact, is alive. Having spent seven years as a captive of the nymph Calypso, the gods finally take pity on him and persuade her to set him free. When he resumes his journey home, the sea god Poseidon sends a great storm to destroy his raft. Exhausted and near death, Odysseus and his men wash up on an island shore. They are delayed by Polyphemus the Cyclops, the Lotus-eaters, the Sirens, the sorceress Circe, and other strange creatures. Set in a time that was ancient even when Homer composed it almost 2,800 years ago, The Odyssey reveals a universal order where gods intercede directly and sometimes capriciously in the destinies of men, where heroes are as deceitful as they are brave, and where a sea voyage becomes a test of human ingenuity and courage in the face of helplessness. The Odyssey is one of Barnes & Noble＇s Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world＇s greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive colored edging and an attractive ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.
　　　　

　　　　　
■荷馬／Homer（西元前九世紀—前八世紀，8th century BCE）

　　　　
相傳荷馬為古希臘吟遊詩人，生於小亞細亞，失明，創作史詩《伊利亞特》與《奧德賽》，俗稱《荷馬史詩》。關於荷馬吾人所知甚少，出生日期與出生地皆不詳，其史詩成書時間亦不詳，連帶對其生平之諸多說法皆無確鑿證據。目前並無荷馬存在的確切證據，因此亦有說法認為荷馬不過虛構人物，至於《荷馬史詩》，多數學者咸為長遠以來多人口頭流傳的詩歌結晶。

Homer was an Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his authorship, Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.
　　

　　　　
作者：荷馬／Homer
版本：Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions
規格：軟精裝／Soft Hardback，14.9 x 21.6 x 3.3 cm，296頁
出版商：Barnes & Noble
出版日期：2016年10月06日
語言：英文
ISBN-13：978-1-4351-6310-2
新書。
Condition: New.

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