"He could almost see his magnificent father, here ...in the mind's eye—if only he might drop from the clouds and drive these suitors all in a rout throughout the halls and regain his pride of place and rule his own domains!" -- The Odyssey (p81 Homer) Every man should get a job, start a family,... Continue Reading →
The Odyssey by Homer
The book is The Odyssey by Homer. It was originally an oral tradition story told long before it was written down. But it was most likely first composed in the 8th or 7th century BC. I read the Robert Fagles translation in the Penguin Deluxe Classics 1998 paperback edition, in the 2009 boxset edition that includes The Iliad and The Aeneid. I read it... Continue Reading →
Solomon White 