The Legend of Odysseus

by Peter Connolly

Book Overview

When Peter Connolly's superb retelling of the stories of Homer first appeared in 1988, the critics raved. Publishers Weekly called it a "robust work...richly gratifying for one and all." The Philadelphia Inquirer said, "I started reading Odysseus and could not stop.... A wonderful book for older children."
Stunningly illustrated, the stories of The Iliad and The Odyssey are interspersed with accurate and fascinating historical information about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199171432
• ISBN13: 9780199171439
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.6" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9

Customer Reviews

Fantastic historically and in simplifing the plots.

This book has very neatly drawn all the plot threads of the Iliad and Odyssey together in a succinct way. This should never be read instead of the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer, but as a historical enhancement. The illustrations are excellent and accurate for Mycenaean era culture in Greece. I am loving this addition to my library.