I read it when was in school and it was obligatory Portuguese subject reading. I tried a second reading and decided to give another opportunity to this masterpiece and I really really enjoyed it even more than the first time.

I didn't like either of these translations. The stories themselves were probably better than I experienced them to be, but some of the choices made to tell them were weird and rambly when they likely didn't need to be. A prose translation is really probably not the best way to read either of these epics.

It's a damn Greek tragedy!
The Iliad takes us through the battle of Troy and the Greek invasion. We are able to Marvel at great warriors like Hector and Achilles. We are able to hear of their struggles and their woes and eventually their deaths.
The Odyssey takes us through the 10-year struggle to return home after the Trojan War has ended. Odysseus battles mystical creatures and the Wrath of the Gods as he tries desperately to come back home to his throne.
Homer is definitely a master of the Greek epic. His writing resembles that of a playwright of modern day and even harkens back to a bit of Shakespearean feeling in the emotion of the characters. This is definitely a classic for the ages and in my opinion one that should be read once by everyone.

The second modern version of the Trojan war tales that I read. It was wonderful to find that Homer attracted English translations more than once per decade. I read the translation of the Odyssey first since it appeared first. As I recall, the paoperback version included drawings by Picasso.

28/04/2018
I've been reading the Oddysey with a book club and I must say that added a lot to my reading experience. I noticed more, I laughed more, I analysed more. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and I'm happy I've done so. I don't have a rating, because it feels wrong to rate a book that has been around for over 2000 years. Who am I in comparison?

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6/12/2018
We've now seen The Illiad in class. That means I've read parts of it in Ancient Greek and parts in Dutch. I've seen the entire story in detail, so I consider it read.

We'll see The Oddyssey in class next semester, so I'll also read parts of it in the original Greek. I have read the entire thing in Dutch already.

هوميروس الاوديسية
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رواية من أساطير اليونان
ترجمة دريني خشبة
طبعة دار التنوير للنشر والطباعة
عدد الصفحات 240
القراءة : الكترونياً .
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رواية بلغة شاعرية للغاية تسرد أحداث ما بعد سقوط طروادة تلك الحرب الضروس بين مدن اليونان وجيوش طروادة وحلفاءها والتي انتهت بعد أن قام بطل الرومان أوديوسيس بخدعة حصان طروادة ليتسلل الى قلعة العدو ويفتك به هو ومن كان معه من أقوى الفرسان. .
بيد أنه وبعد أن أنتهت الحرب تقسم الجنود لثلاث أنصاف منهم من قضى نحبه ومنهم من رجع لدياره ومنهم من تاه عن دربه وبطلنا هذا من الفئة الثالثة التي حاربتها الظروف ووقف أمامها الإله الساخطين عليه فتكبد عناء ذلك عشر سنين حتى يعود لدياره .
أين قضى أوديوسيس السبع سنوات الاولى ؟! وكيف نجى من ما كان فيه واين كانت وجهته بعدها وماذا واجه من صعاب وأهوال؟! وما الذي جرى على زوجته نبلوب وابنها تليماك في غياب أوديوسيس ؟! ولماذا تخفى أوديوسيس عندما عاد للديار؟! وهل سيرجع مجده الذي كان؟!
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كل تلك الاجابات ادعها لك عزيزي القارىء لتتعرف عليها من خلال قراءتك للرواية.
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التقييم .
في البداية أود الإشادة الى لغة الرواية التي تميزت بالطابع السردي الرائع والذي يتناسب مع الأسطورة في سرد مجرياتها واحداثها فقد ابدع الأستاذ الراحل دريني خشبة في ترجمتها التي تحدث عنها في مقدمة الكتاب وبانه تعمد تلك اللغة الجميلة تمامًا كما ترجم كل من كتاب أساطير الحب والجمال عند الأغريق وكتاب الالياذة حتى تنال نصيباً مماثل لنجاح ما سبقها.
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رغم كون القصة بسيطة للغاية الا انها جميلة ايضاً لا انكر بانني قد مللت بعض الشيء في منتصف الرواية نظراً للمتطيط المتكرر والإسهاب الزائد عن الحد قليلاً والذي رايت تحذيراً منه على لسان المترجم في الكتاب، فهو تعمد ان لا يبسط القصة حتى تنال زخمها المنشود.
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اعطي تجربتي للرواية

برای شرحی عالی از ایلیاد به این کورس مراجعه کنید:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

برای شرحی عالی از اودیسه به این کورس مراجعه کنید:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

همچنین تماشای این مینی‌سریال برای تجربه‌ی بصری داستان اودیسه، توصیه می‌گردد:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ody...

Oh hell.
I thought I was an intelligent human being until I tried to read this. I think I'm going to go back to picture books now.

I cannot add anything of significance to the countless reviews of the wonderful adventures on the wine dark sea of our hero. You must read this! Must!

Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns

driven time and again off course, once he had plundered

the hallowed heights of Troy.

Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds,

many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea,

fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home.

الصفحات البيضاء كثيرة و التكرار أكثر و الأخطاء الإملائية لا تحتمل
أستفدت منه القليل فقط

After reading “The Song of Achilles” I found a new interest in Ancient Greece, as well as the myths and stories that go along with it. “The Iliad and the Odyssey” is as much about history and collective humanity as it is about the actual story of the Trojan War and Odysseus’s voyage home. Although at times difficult to read and tiring, it is a timeless piece of literature that has inspired countless other great works of art. Odysseus has survived the Trojan War and the perilous journey back to Ithaca. He, however, finds life difficult after the voyage. This reminds me of Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, where he argues that the mythological hero doesn’t just have to just survive whatever trial he/she went through, but also has to return home and share what has been learned.

Amazing!! ♡