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Homer: The Odyssey by E Christian Kopff; Herbert Jordan is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Homer: The Odyssey about?
<p>One of the two major ancient Greek epics, Homer's <i>Odyssey</i>, has been a classic of Western Literature for centuries. This new translation into spare, elegant blank verse is certain to attract the same praise and admiration as Herbert Jordan's translation of Homer's <i>Iliad.</i></p> <p>In keeping with the style of his <i>Iliad,</i> Jordan renders the <i>Odyssey</i> line-for-line in iambic pentameter, a pleasing five-beat meter as used by Shakespeare and by his contemporary George Chapman
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- E Christian Kopff; Herbert Jordan
- Publisher
- Oklahoma Series in Classical C
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780806144122
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Language Learning
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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