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The Iliad; The Odyssey; The Aeneid

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Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, Sep 30, 2009 - Poetry
A glorious boxed set featuring Robert Fagles's award-winning translations of the three great epics of Western literature

ONE OF THE PREEMINENT translators of our time, Robert Fagles's interpretations of these epic poems give new life to three seminal works in the Western canon. The Penguin Classic Deluxe Editions of The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid are collected here for the first time in a specially designed gift box. Each volume contains a superb introduction by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.


@RageAgainstTheAchaean Pissed. I am so, so very pissed.

First I have to go to this beach. Then I have to kill all these dudes. And NOW – now! This prick stole my biscuit. Who does that? Am I right?

Can't resolve this problem on my own – calling Mom!

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@IthacaStateOfMind Uh oh. This cave is a giant's lair. He has a taste for cheese, and my companions. He also has only one eye. Trying to keep from laughing.

Got him drunk. Put a hot poker in his ONE EYE when he blacked out. That will show him – if he could see. LOL. Time to leave.

Damn. Poseidon pissed. How was I supposed to know One-Eye was his son? What Olympian whore did he sleep with to get an issue like that?

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Review: The Iliad / The Odyssey / The Aeneid

User Review  - Gene Skala - Goodreads

Well you have to read it sometime, right? Maybe this isn't too odd of a reason, but I picked this version of Odyssey because of the beautiful design, printed and deckled paper. I believe the 'feel' of ... Read full review

Review: The Iliad / The Odyssey / The Aeneid

User Review  - Dana Ang Lopez - Goodreads

Iliad was a bit tiresome to read through. The Aeneid is basically the Roman version of the Odyssey. Read full review

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About the author (2009)

Robert Fagles (1933-2008) was the Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He won the 1997 PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Bernard Knox is Director Emeritus of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C.

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