The Odyssey: Annotated Edition

Follow Odysseus across a world of storms, monsters, enchantment, and divine rivalry as he struggles to return to Ithaca, Penelope, and the home he left after the Trojan War. This edition presents the complete twenty-four books in Samuel Butler's public-domain English prose translation. It also adds original editorial material for a richer reading experience: a reader's introduction, historical and literary context, a guide to people, gods, and places, book-by-book commentary, a glossary, discussion questions, carefully designed typography, and original artwork. An accessible, substantial edition for first-time readers, students, book clubs, and lovers of epic literature.