The Odyssey by Homer - Wilco Classics Sprayed Edge Hardback Edition - Fiction Classic

Condition: New. Format: Sprayed Edge Hardback. ISBN: 9789363121027. Publisher: Wilco International. Age Range: Young Adult / Adult. Overview:. This premium sprayed-edge hardback edition of The Odyssey brings Homer's ancient Greek epic to life for a new generation of readers. Following Odysseus on his ten-year voyage home after the fall of Troy, the story weaves together gods, monsters and mortal cunning. Presented as part of the Wilco Classics range, this collectible hardback features decorated sprayed edges, making it as beautiful on the shelf as it is rewarding to read. A perfect edition for classics lovers, students and gift-buyers alike.. About the Book:. The Odyssey is one of the two great epic poems attributed to Homer, alongside The Iliad, and stands among the foundational texts of Western literature. It tells of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his long, perilous journey home after the ten-year Trojan War. Blown off course by the wrath of Poseidon, he must outwit the man-eating Cyclops Polyphemus, resist the enchantments of the sorceress Circe, sail safely past the deadly song of the Sirens, and brave the terrors of Scylla and Charybdis. Meanwhile, in Ithaca, his wife Penelope fends off a horde of arrogant suitors while his son Telemachus grows into manhood searching for news of his father. Interweaving thrilling sea adventure with the quieter tension of a household under siege, the poem builds toward Odysseus's eventual, hard-won homecoming and reckoning. Themes of loya...