Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's Odyssey is the best and best-loved mo
dern translation of the greatest of all epic poems. Since 1961, this Odyssey has
sold more than two million copies, and it is the standard translation for three
generations of students and poets. The Noonday Press is delighted to publish a
new edition of this classic work.Fitzgerald's supple verse is ideally suited to
the story of Odysseus' long journey back to his wife and home after the Trojan W
ar. Homer's tale of love, adventure, food and drink, sensual pleasure, and morta
l danger reaches the English-language reader in all its glory.
