{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-homer","title":"The Odyssey of Homer","description":"\u003cp\u003e6b Homer. Translated by George Herbert Palmer. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1929. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the foundational epic of Western literature, chronicling the ten-year journey of the Greek hero Odysseus as he struggles to return home to Ithaca following the fall of Troy. Along the way, he must contend with the wrath of the sea god Poseidon, the enchantments of Circe, the lethal song of the Sirens, and the terrifying Cyclops, Polyphemus. Back in Ithaca, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face their own battle against a horde of aggressive suitors vying for the throne. This 1929 edition utilizes \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eGeorge Herbert Palmer’s\u003c\/span\u003eacclaimed rhythmic prose translation, which was specifically chosen to capture the natural, heroic cadence of the original Greek for a modern audience.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eN.C. Wyeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e was the preeminent figure of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGolden Age of Illustration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, and his work for this volume is considered a high-water mark of his career. Commissioned to bring Homer’s world to life, Wyeth produced 16 dramatic oil paintings that focused on the psychological intensity and grandeur of the sea. His use of light and scale—most notably in the haunting \"Odysseus and Calypso\" frontispiece—gave the ancient characters a tangible, muscular reality that redefined how 20th-century readers visualized the Hellenic world. These paintings were so highly regarded that they were frequently exhibited as fine art in their own right, independent of the text they accompanied.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRed cloth binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e and bright gold gilt lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e15 full-color plates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e plus a frontispiece. Original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e publisher's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eslipcase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e with illustrative pastedown. Some fogging to boards of book and sun-fading to spine. Ownership sticker to page facing illustration list. Edgewear to slipcase and piece of clear tape to secure. Fully intact. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moons Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56460188057766,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/6563\/1040\/files\/3953F7FA-9638-47B0-8831-8E248C8076B5.jpg?v=1778541089","url":"https:\/\/moons-rare-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-odyssey-of-homer","provider":"Moons Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}