The Odyssey
A clear, rhythmically disciplined translation that restores the poem's speed while making its moral tensions unusually legible.
- Translator or editor
- Emily Wilson
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Publication year
- 2017
- Best for
- First-time readers
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The Odyssey of Homer
A close, line-conscious rendering useful for readers who want to feel the structure and repetitions of the Greek.
- Translator or editor
- Richmond Lattimore
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Publication year
- 1965
- Best for
- Students and close reading
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