The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation

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"In classical Greece men called rhapsodes memorized and recited ' The Iliad ' and ' The Odyssey .' My own rhapsode is the English actor Dan Stevens, whom fans of ' Downton Abbey ' will know as Matthew Crawley. He’s been performing the Robert Fitzgerald translation, and no Hellene could do it better." ( Wall Street Journal ) Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey has been the standard translation for more than three generations of students and poets. Macmillan Audio is delighted to publish the first ever audio edition of this classic work, the greatest of all epic poems. Fitzgerald's supple verse is ideally suited for audio, recounting the story of Odysseus' long journey back to his …