This poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses, as he was known in Roman myths) and his long journey home following the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War.[2] In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, called Proci, competing for Penelope's hand in marriage.

L'Odyssée

De ce livre fondateur - le récit de la colère d'Achille, privé par Agamemnon de sa captive Briséis, et refusant de combattre contre les Troyens - nombre de traductions ont été données. Celle de Frédéric Mugler, restant la plus fidèle possible au texte original, tente de lui rendre aussi sa puissance lyrique et incantatoire : la poésie d'Homère était dite, ou chantée. Or le choix du vers de quatorze pieds, dont la longueur permet - au fil du texte - de restituer l'ampleur du poème tout entier, rend au chant son jaillissement et ses harmoniques secrètes.

L'Iliade (trad. Frédéric Mugler)

L'Odyssée (Les Grands Classiques de Tous les Temps)

Iliade« Il m'est difficile de montrer tout cela comme si j'étais un dieu », écrit Homère. Et pourtant. Voici le texte fondateur de toute la poésie épique occidentale et, plus encore, de toute littérature qui se veut poésie. Le récit transcende son sujet même : l'affrontement des Troyens et des Achéens, menés par les héros Hector et Achille, sous la tutelle des dieux. C'est qu'il exprime l'essence des passions humaines (la colère, la jalousie, l'envie), des conflits, de l'amitié, de l'héroïsme. C'est qu'il dit, de manière universelle, la peur et le courage face à la mort.OdysséeEt le divin Ulysse émergea des broussailles. Sa forte main cassa dans la dense verdure un rameau bien feuillu qu'il donnerait pour voile à sa virilité. Puis il sortit du bois. Tel un lion des monts, qui compte sur sa force, s'en va, les yeux en feu, par la pluie et le vent, se jeter sur les boeufs et les moutons, ou court forcer les daims sauvages ; c'est le ventre qui parle. Tel, en sa nudité, Ulysse s'avançait vers ces filles bouclées : le besoin le poussait... Quand l'horreur de ce corps tout gâté par la mer leur apparut, ce fut une fuite éperdue jusqu'aux franges des grèves. Il ne resta que la fille d'Alkinoos : Athéna lui mettait dans le coeur cette audace et ne permettait pas à ses membres la peur. Debout, elle fit tête...

Iliade & Odyssée

Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns

driven time and again off course, once he had plundered

the hallowed heights of Troy.

So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in The New York Times Review of Books hails as "a distinguished achievement."

If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces, during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. 

In the myths and legends that are retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.

The Odyssey

Homer's great epic, The Odyssey, is perhaps Western literature's first adventure story, and certainly remains one of its finest. It describes King Odysseus of Ithaca's epic, ten-year quest to return home after the Trojan War. He encounters giants, sorceresses, sea-monsters and sirens, while his wife Penelope is forced to resist the suitors who besiege her on Ithaca. Both an enchanting fairy tale and a gripping drama, The Odyssey is immensely influential, not least for its rich complexity and the magnetism of its hero. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition uses a translation by T. E. Lawrence, now remembered as 'Lawrence of Arabia' and the author of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. First published in 1932, his translation took four years to complete and has been continuously in print ever since. It is recognized as the first translation to be both faithful to the original text and written in accessible language. This edition also features an afterword by Ben Shaw. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

Homer The Odyssey (Macmillan Collector's Library) /anglais

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L'Odyssée, Volume 8

Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home to his wife and son; however, his journey is plagued by misfortune as the gods feud over his fate, leaving the Ithacans to believe that he has died. The Odyssey is attributed to the poet Homer and, after its companion poem the Iliad, is the second-oldest surviving work of Western literature. Composed sometime around the eighth century BC, the ancient Greek poem has since been translated into many languages and serves as an important source of information on ancient Greek culture and mythology. Actor Sean Bean took on the role of Odysseus in the 2004 film Troy, which depicted the events directly leading up to the voyage of the Odyssey. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.

Odyssey

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