The Odyssey

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The Odyssey is literature s grandest evocation of everyman s journey through life It recounts the story of Odysseus return to Ithaca from the Trojan war and tells how, championed by Athene and hounded by the wrathful sea god Poseidon, Odysseus encounters the ferocious Cyclops, escapes Scylla and Charybdis and yields temporarily to the lures of Circe and Calypso before he overcomes the trials awaiting him on Ithaca Only then is he reunited with his faithful wife Penelope, his wanderings at an end. Read The Odyssey – kino-fada.fr So my first non school related experience with Homer s classic tale, and my most powerful impression, beyond the overall splendor of the story, wasHOLY SHIT SNACKS these Greeks were a violent bunch Case in point they hauled him out through the doorway into the court, lopped his nose and ears with a ruthless knife, tore his genitals out for the dogs to eat rawand in manic fury hacked off hands and feet then once they d washed their own hands and feet they went inside again to join ody So my first non school related experience with Homer s classic tale, and my most powerful impression, beyond the overall splendor of the story, wasHOLY SHIT SNACKS these Greeks were a violent bunch Case in point they hauled him out through the doorway into the court, lopped his nose and ears with a ruthless knife, tore his genitals out for the dogs to eat rawand in manic fury hacked off hands and feet then once they d washed their own hands and feet they went inside again to join odysseus.their work was done here now. Their work was done here now What a great line Wantviolence you say How about slaughtering over 100 house guests for over indulging in your hospitality Can you say overkill And for the true splatter junkies out there, you can add in some casual rap...Okay, so here s what happened I went out after work with the guys, we went to a perfectly nice bar, this chick was hitting on me but I totally brushed her off Anyway we ended up getting pretty wrecked, and we might have smoked something in the bathroom, I m not totally clear on that part, and then this gigantic one eyed bouncer kicked us out so we somehow ended up at a strip club The guys were total pigs but not me, seriously, that s not glitter on my neck And then we totally drove right by Okay, so here s what happened I went out after work with the guys, ...I have read The Odyssey three times The first was not really a read butof a listen in the true oral tradition During embroidery class one of us, young girls on the verge of entering the teens, would read a passage while the rest were all busy with our eyes and fingers, our needles and threads All learning to be future Penelopes crafty with their crafts, cultivated, patient and loyal And all wives.The second read was already as an adult That time I let myself be led by the adventures I have read The Odyssey three times The first was not really a read butof a listen in the true oral tradition During embroidery class one of us, young girls on the verge of entering the teens, would read a passage while the rest were all busy with our eyes and fingers, our needles a...Ever since I first read Homer s epic describing the adventures of Odysseus back in my school days, three of those adventures fired my imagination The Lotus Eaters, The Cyclops and the Sirens, most especially the Sirens I just did revisit these sections of this Greek epic and my imagination was set aflame yet again How much, you ask Here is my microfiction as a tribute to the great poet THE SIRENS This happened back in those days when I was a member of an experimental performing arts troupe d Ever since I first read Homer s epic describing the adventures of Odysseus back in my school days, three of those adventures fired my imaginati...It s impossible not to smile when you start reading such a classic and, after only the first few pages, you realize and completely understand why it s regarded as one of the most important works in literature I m always a little anxious when I tackle such important and renowned books for being afraid of not comprehending or loving them War and Peace and Don Quixote, for example as they seem to deserve Not that I m obligated to like them, but I always feel such buzz come...I m not normally a praying man, but if you re up there, please save me, SupermanHomer Simpson Following James Joyce s lead, I used Homer s heroic story as inspiration and research for a novel in progress.But how can I, a mere mortal, do justice to the most famous epic poem ever written An encounter with a work of this magnitude should be shared, rather than reviewed.Homer is the great, great, great recurring grand daddy of modern literature and this colossus is as immortal as the godsI m not normally a praying man, but if you re up there, please save me, SupermanHomer Sim...Oh Odysseus, how I love thee. But, bro, you need to get a grip.,, ,,, , , , , ,,, ,,, , , , , , , , ,, , , , , , , , ,, , ,,, , , , , ,, ,, , , , ,,,,,, , , ,,, ,, ,, , , , ,, , ,in medias res , ,, ,,,, , , , , , , , , ,, , ,, , , ,, ,, ,, , , , , ,, , , , , , , , , ,, ,,,, , ,, , , ,, , , , ,, , , , , ,, , , , , , , I started this as I was told it is essential reading if I ever want to give a shot at reading Ulysses I was a bit apprehensive and spent a long time deciding on which translation to choose Finally it was Stephen s review that convinced me to go for the Robert Fagles version I have no way of judging how good a decision that was.This translation, by Robert Fagles, is of the Greek text edited by David Monro and Thomas Allen, first published in 1908 by the Oxford University Press This two volum I started th...Book Review4 out of 5 stars to The Odyssey, published around 800 BC and written by Homer I was tasked with reading this epic work as part of an Advanced Placement English course in between my junior and senior years of high school I loved literature back then as much as I do now, and my reading habits probably grew from everything my teachers encouraged us to read during the summer hiatus and mid year breaks We sampled literature from all over the world, and this Greek tome was one of theBook Review4 out of 5 stars to The Odyssey, published around 800 BC and written by Homer I was tasked with reading this epic work as part of an Advanced Placement English course in between my junior and senior years of high school I loved l...

The Odyssey
  • English
  • 06 June 2017
  • Paperback
  • 541 pages
  • 0143039954
  • Homer
  • The Odyssey