Peter green odyssey review. The odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator peter green. The odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator peter greenaccompanied by an illuminating introduction maps chapter summaries a glossary and explanatory notes this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience the odyssey in all its glory. His translation of the.
However the translation is stiff at times which is mostly the result of a more rigid approach to. His translation of the odyssey is forthcoming. A short history and a translation of the iliad.
By peter green university of california press 2400 historian translator of greek and latin poetry and in former lives wartime serviceman in the far east journalist and historical novelist peter green is the dougherty centennial professor emeritus of classics at the university of texas at austin. Peter green is dougherty centennial professor emeritus of classics at the university of texas at austin and adjunct professor at the university of iowa. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction maps chapter summaries a glossary and explanatory notes this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience the odyssey in all its glory.