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100 0 $aHomer.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095639
240 10 $aOdyssey.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82109825
245 14 $aThe Odyssey /$cHomer ; translated by Edward McCrorie ; with an introduction and notes by Richard P. Martin.
260 $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c2004.
300 $axlviii, 418 pages ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aJohns Hopkins new translations from antiquity
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 417-418) and index.
520 1 $a"Poet and translator Edward McCrorie now opens new territory in this rendition, which captures the spare, powerful tone of Homer's epic while engaging contemporary readers with its brisk pace, idiomatic language, and lively characterization. McCrorie closely reproduces the Greek metrical patterns and employs a diction and syntax that reflects the plain, at times stark, quality of Homer's lines rather than later English poetic styles. Avoiding both the stiffness of word-for-word literalism and the exaggeration and distortion of free adaptation, this translation evokes the ancient sound and sense of the poem. McCrorie's is truly an Odyssey for the twenty-first century." "To accompany this innovative translation, noted classical scholar Richard Martin has written an accessible and wide-ranging introduction explaining the historical and literary context of the Odyssey, its theological and cultural underpinnings, Homer's poetic strategies and narrative techniques, and his cast of characters. In addition, Martin provides detailed notes - far more extensive than those in other editions - addressing key themes and concepts: the histories of persons, gods, events, and myths; literary motifs and devices; and plot development. Also included is an index of names and pronunciation guide."--BOOK JACKET.
600 00 $aOdysseus,$cKing of Ithaca (Mythological character)$vPoetry.
650 0 $aEpic poetry, Greek$vTranslations into English.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103294
700 1 $aMcCrorie, Edward.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87922939
830 0 $aJohns Hopkins new translations from antiquity.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003039971
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip049/2003021372.html
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