Status
Available
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Publication
Simon Pulse (1982), Paperback, 256 pages
Description
A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
User reviews
LibraryThing member lauraejensen
This is a really enthralling read. Padraic Colum is a natural story teller, with a gift for transporting readers into a magical land. All of the magic and drama of The Odyssey and the Iliad, Achilles, Trojans, Scylla, Charybdis, Circe, and Cyclops. Powerful and heroic, a triumphant book. The
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writing is sophisticated and complex, some explanation and patience may be needed, and well worth it. Show Less
LibraryThing member lilithcat
A lovely prose retelling of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, with illustrations by Willy Pogany. Nice endsheets with a map showing the various places where Odysseus went on The Boundless Sea, with fish and a ship.
LibraryThing member stgayde
This version of The Iliad and The Odyssey is incredibly child friendly. It is approachable and is brought down to a level that still includes necessary information but is appropriate for children.
LibraryThing member aulsmith
I finally realized I was never going to read The Iliad, so I decided to read this adaptation instead. I felt it was very satisfactory and wished I thought of it before.
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Language
Original publication date
1918
Physical description
256 p.; 8.2 inches
ISBN
0020425201 / 9780020425205