{"product_id":"the-odyssey-3","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomer\u003c\/strong\u003e (author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE.V. Rieu\u003c\/strong\u003e (translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin classics prose translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his bravery and cunning to reach his homeland and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. E. V. Rieu's translation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the very first Penguin Classic to be published, and has itself achieved classic status. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58404680499584,"sku":"9780140449112","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/TheOdyssey2.jpg?v=1783444080","url":"https:\/\/rudolfsteinerbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-odyssey-3","provider":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}