The Odyssey is Homer's epic poem following Odysseus's long journey home after the Trojan War. Along the way he faces trials, monsters, and gods, while at home loyalty and challenges await. It is worth listening to for its rich storytelling and enduring themes of perseverance and homecoming.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
The Odyssey by Homer DONE INTO ENGLISH PROSE by S. H. BUTCHER, M.A. Fellow and Protector of University College, Oxford Late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge AND A. LANG, M.A. Late Fellow of Merton College, Oxford Contents PREFACE. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
INTRODUCTION. The Odyssey BOOK I. BOOK II. BOOK III. 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. BOOK XXI. BOOK XXII. BOOK XXIII. BOOK XXIV.
As one that for a weary space has lain Lulled by the song of Circe and her wine In gardens near the pale of Proserpine, Where that Ææan isle forgets the main, And only the low lutes of love complain, And only shadows of wan lovers pine, As such an one were glad to know the brine Salt on his lips, and the large air again, So gladly, from the songs of modern speech Men turn, and see the stars, and feel the free Shrill wind beyond the close of heavy flowers, And through the music of the languid hours They hear like Ocean on a western beach The surge and thunder of the Odyssey. A. L.
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