Customer Review: You need to know that I'm a Tolkien fan who reads the Lord of the Rings trilogy every year and always discovers something new. I've also read The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and The Children of Turin. Tales from the Perilous Realm is enjoyable reading based upon its own merit but what I find... more info
Customer Review: Seamus Heaney's brilliant contribution to literature makes the epic poem accessible without sacrificing its power or poetry. A `must read' which deserves many more than the 5 stars I was able to assign.
Customer Review: The Odyssey is one of my favorite classics and it is one of my favorite units to teach. Odysseus' journey is aided and hindered by the gods and goddesses, and it is interesting to see how they work for and against him in order for him to return home. I cannot imagine being away from home for twenty... more info
Customer Review: Though I have read and I teach The Odyssey, it was good to read The Iliad in order to get more background about the Trojan War. This book is definitely not for the faint-of-heart and Homer's war details are very graphic and grotesque. However, the theme of honor is timeless and I really got... more info
Customer Review: I actually translated The Aeneid from Latin to English when I was a junior in high school. However, I realized as I studied it for my Masters Epic/Mythology class, I was definitely not translating for comprehension. I must say that Homer has ruined me and I did not find Virgil's tragic view of life... more info
Customer Review: If you want to know about the translation, better read another review because I am no expert on translations of classic literature. All I have to say, is that I sincerely relished every page of Homer's Odyssey. Literary experts (such as my English professors at college) may find fault or... more info
Customer Review: There is some value to this book. Actually alot of value. Unfortunately I had a hard time keeping my interest in the book. It is fiction with historical settings and real people. For Bible lovers it gives some insight to traditions and happenings outside the Bible around the time of Saul or David.... more info
Customer Review: The introduction to this book consists, like all Penguin classics, of an essay by a prominent scholar in the field (and in this case the translator). It provides a very good introduction and background to the historical period as well as the epic itself. As the introduction is a bit dated (having... more info
Customer Review: Well, I'm not a Greek or Classics major. The writing program I work for assigns this edition. Now, although with a work of this bulk I feel bad complaining, but I am sure that several Greek scholars will feel much unease with Fitzgerald's translation. Why? Because it is almost too readable. A vast... more info
Customer Review: I agree with a previous reviewer from two years ago that I'm really not interested in a prose translation of Gilgamesh. While I found the Introduction interesting, the translation itself is disappointing considering there's really no need to have your own interpretation of what the missing tablets... more info
