Das Buch von der mühseligen Heimkehr des Odysseus nach Ithaka bewegt seit nunmehr über zweieinhalb Jahrtausenden die Herzen seiner Leser. Es hat in dieser Zeit eine Frische der Empfindung und eine Unmittelbarkeit des Ausdrucks bewahrt wie kaum ein anderes Werk. Davon kann sich jeder anhand dieser Ausgabe überzeugen, die der etablierten Übersetzung von Roland Hampe das griechische Original an die Seite stellt. Mehr Homer im Handtaschenformat geht nicht!
Über den Autor Homer
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HOMER's identity is shrouded in mystery. Most scholars agree that an epic poet named Homer likely existed anywhere between 900 to 700 B.C.E. Legend, originating in antiquity, says that Homer was a blind bard from Ionia, but no account of Homer's life can be verified. The Iliad and The Odyssey, the two epic poems attributed to Homer, which take place during the Trojan War and its aftermath, were derived from the oral storytelling tradition. Their method of composition-either by a single author or several bards working in tandem-remains unknown. The Homeric Poems are among the most significant narratives in the Greek and Western literary canon.Emily Wilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been named a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a MacArthur Fellow. In addition to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, she has also published translations of Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca. She lives in Philadelphia.
