THE ODYSSEY

HOMER is thought to have lived c.750700 BC in Ionia and is believed to be the author of the earliest works of Western Literature: The Odyssey and The Iliad.E. V. RIEU was a celebrated translator from Latin and Greek and editor of Penguin Classics from 194464. His son D. C. H. RIEU has revised his work.PETER JONES is former lecturer in Classics at Newcastle. He cofounded the Friends of Classics society and is the editor of their journal and a columnist for The Spectator.Part of Penguins beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the awardwinning Coralie BickfordSmith these delectable and collectible editions are bound in highquality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. The epic tale of Odysseus and his tenyear journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats shipwrecks battles monsters and the implacable enmity of the seagod Poseidon Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that even there await him.