The Odyssey

Robert Fagles's translation is a jaw-droppingly beautiful rendering of Homer's Odyssey, the most accessible and enthralling epic of classical Greece. Fagles captures the rapid and direct language of the original Greek, while telling the story of Odysseus in lyrics that ring with a clear, energetic voice. The story itself has never seemed more dynamic, the action more compelling, nor the descriptions so brilliant in detail. It is often said that every age demands its own translation of the classics. Fagles's work is a triumph because he has not merely provided a contemporary version of Homer's classic poem, but has located the right language for the timeless character of this great tale. Fagles brings the Odyssey so near, one wonders if the Hollywood adaption can be far behind. This is a terrific book.

• The Iliad
• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
• The Aeneid of Virgil (Bantam Classics)
• The Iliad of Homer
• The Library of Greek Mythology (Oxford World's Classics)
• Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
• Theogony and Works and Days (Oxford World's Classics)
• The Epic of Gilgamesh
• The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
• The Symposium (Penguin Classics)