| Title | : | The Wanderings of Odysseus |
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| ISBN | : | 0711218463 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780711218468 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1995 |
The long siege is ended. Troy lies in ashes. The black ships of the Greek war-host set sail for home but for King Odysseus of Ithaca, the return voyage holds hazards far greater than any he faced in the Trojan War.
For this dramatic sequel to Black Ships Before Troy, Rosemary Sutcliff has transformed Homer’s magnificent but complex epic poem The Odyssey into an enthralling traveler's tale, with a spectacular cast of men, magicians and monsters. Alan Lee evokes a golden age of mythical Greece in his portrayal of the greatest voyage of all time.
The Wanderings of Odysseus Reviews
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I had picked this one up as a quick refresher (after making the mistake of not
reading Iliad along with the original
Odyssey reading). It serves that purpose. Some of the translations are even remarkably well rendered. However, it was not too useful as an easy companion to Ulysses since Sutcliff rearranged the structure of the epic completely to make it a linear narrative, which is a huge disservice, both to the epic and to the reader.
All in all, it is a sort of Cliff’s notes with stunning illustrations.
As you can see, this is a good one for the shelves. It would be a good buy just to have that cover - so that you can tease guests if they would like to see a pic of Odysseus and then pull this one out and show the Tattered Traveller!
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La verdad es que lo esperaba peor por lo que me habían contado y visto pero realmente no me ha disgustado.
Es cierto que no es muy buen libro y es un poco raro (porque además hay un lío tremendo con los nombres de los personajes) pero me ha parecido entretenido. -
As in Black Ships Before Troy, Rosemary Sutcliff writes a story of an epic that many adults are afraid to read for fear of the classics, in a manner that is captivating and understandable. It is by no means dumbed down and yet my children could easily understand the story.
Alan Lee's watercolor illustrations are beautiful and keep the youngest listener sitting quietly to hear the story while seeing the pictures.
The characters and the story are so easy to read that it is an easy transition to pick up Homer's Odysseus and read it.
If you are an adult and have never read Homer's version, I highly recommend reading this for your own enjoyment as well. -
Master storyteller Rosemary Sutcliff’s adaptation of Odysseus is her fabulous follow-up to
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad. Again her adaptation is accessible to all ages and stays true to it’s source materials. Alan Lee’s illustrations bring incredible beauty and life to the legendary tales. Like the first book in this two book series, this oversized hardcover edition is gorgeous to look at and is quite engaging. Highly recommended. -
An excellent retelling of the Odyssey.
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My girls and I loved this adaptation to The Odyssey! The illustrations are great and the story is so entertaining and a great introduction to more in depth reading when they're older.
Highly recommended!!! -
Rosemary Sutcliff retelling the story of Odysseus as illustrated by Alan Lee. Absolutely nothing that could be improved (obviously)!
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Rosemary Sutcliff's retelling of the Odyssey is, like her retelling of the Iliad, illustrated by Alan Lee. It's gorgeous, just like the first book -- I love the illustration of the Sirens, and Calypso comforting Odysseus, and Ino saving him from the storm... It's lovely.
The story itself is very simple, given that it's aimed at children. It's quite lovely in its simplicity, though; it works very well alongside Alan Lee's illustrations. -
These books are great for introducing Homer to young readers. Jonas really enjoyed them.
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no me creo q de vrd me termine este libro, algunos capítulos me aburrieron y otros si que me gustaron.
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I love this. I just finished reading this aloud to my younger kids, something I did in tandem with rereading and studying The Odyssey with my older kids. It's nice that Sutcliff tells the tale in chronological order for this age range. The in media res beginning to The Odyssey can be confusing to first time readers. I love introducing the story this way early on, so Homer's wonderful way of weaving the tale is less confusing.
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As a retelling/introduction, this is excellent. Of course, you should also read the original at some point!
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I really liked this one. I'm new to finally enjoying mythology!
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Las aventuras de Ulises: La historia de la Odisea de Homero, escrito por Rosemary Sutcliff. Una novela con ilustraciones en la que cuenta las aventuras de este personaje tan importante en la mitología, Ulises. No es como me imaginaba que sería la novela pero me ha parecido buena, sin ninguna sorpresa ni altercado. La he disfrutado ya que desde siempre me ha fascinado todo lo relacionado con la mitología griega y los dioses, por lo que no dudé en leerlo para conocer mucho más sobre este tema.
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Porque era obligatorio que sino...
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“Todos ellos habian oído historias y canciones sobre él, como las habían oído sobre héroes antiguos y sobre los mismos dioses.”
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After finishing Rosemary Sutcliff's Black Ships Before Troy I started reading our kids The Wanderings of Odysseus since we've been doing Ancient Greek history. We all enjoyed her version of the Iliad and we were looking forward to this book as well. Now admittedly these are very scaled down versions of the stories, but it makes for a nice read when reading it for younger readers.
Despite being scaled back a bit, the main parts of the story are here. Odysseus is heading back home after the Trojan War, but disaster after disaster befalls him and his crew and it takes him many long years for him to return home. This novel has a lot more fantastical elements in the story. The story of the Iliad has some of these elements, but the Odyssey ramps it up significantly. We see cyclopes, sirens, enchantress, magical lotus flowers, monsters, moving rocks, a trip to the underworld. It's quite an interesting read.
Even when Odysseus manages to survive past all of these trials and dangers, when he returns home he finds his palace filled with suitors trying to marry his wife. They've long thought him dead and want to take Odysseus' throne. So even after arriving home his troubles are still not over.
The Odyssey is a story I was familiar with before reading this book, and I really enjoyed reading it again. This shortened version was great for reading aloud to my kids and they wound up loving the story as well. Like her version of the Iliad, it makes me want to go and read the actual full story.
However, if you're looking for a version of the Odyssey that is accessible for a younger audience this is definitely an enjoyable version. It doesn't shy away from the death and destruction, so it may not be for very young children, but it's good for those middle of the road ages that probably can't handle the full story, but are able to deal with some of the more mature aspects of the story. -
This story tells of the route the famous Odysseus took on his way back from the newly conquered city of Troy. He sailed away from the "Greek" land with a crew filling around ten other ships, and to headed for his homeland and kingdom of Ithaca, which he reigned.
But the journey was much more than an enjoyable sea trip back to his wife, Penelope, and only son, Telemachus. On the way Odysseus and his unfortunate crew bumped into cyclopes, an evil sorceress called Circe, and many a bad-tempered nymph, sea-goddess, and siren. But soon the poor king of Ithaca became the last one standing; the rest of his crew had either been eaten by cyclopes or sea monsters, and he was trapped on an island with a love-seeking, lonely, yet overall innocent nymph named Calypso. For seven years he remained, longing for his wife and child, and for seven years he remained perched on the edge of the cliff, looking out to sea for a ship that might come sailing by—but in vain. Will Odysseus ever manage to fight his way home? -
Again, this was a conflicting read... I loved the illustrations and the beautifully rich language. But gosh, Greek mythology is so weird, and it took such a long time for Odysseus to get anywhere - I got a bit tired of all his wanderings! But I know that's the point of the story, and I appreciated the literary history behind this book. So yup, again a 3.5 read, because it just didn't quite make it up to the level of a 4* read personally. But if you want to get a good look into Greek mythology and ancient literature, this is a great book for that!
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I remember reading this a long time ago. I remember my dad making me read this book as a punishment? Lol I don't really know how reading a book can be a punishment (he probably wanted to keep me upstairs and told me "read this and if you want to come back downstairs you have to answer some questions about the book"). While I don't remember a thing about this book, I do remember having a good time reading it in my older sister's room on her bed. :b I'm gonna reread this in the near future. Finding this book brought back some good and welcoming memories.
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This was used as a read aloud for my middle and youngest child ages 13 and 11. Having read all the Percy Jackson books this was great fun to hear the real story of the original hero Odysseus. Our 15-year-old was coincidentally reading the Odyssey at school at the same time.
This simplified version clarified some points he missed in his high school English class. There is something here for children and students of all ages. -
Daniel: Odiseo tuvo muchas aventuras, con Eolo, el cíclope, Circe, el reino de los muertos, la ninfa Calipso. Todos sus barcos fueron destruidos y sus compañeron se murieron, porque mataron el ganado del Helios. Me gustó la batalla en casa de Odiseo, porque mata a los pretendientes, que son malos. También me gustó cuando entró en el jardín de su padre. Al principio nadie sabía quién era, pero después todos le reconocieron.
