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051 You blind one cyclops! Homer's Odyssey (Books 5-12)
Shakespeare's the boss of English literature. Homer's the boss of Western literature!
After the Trojan War, lying Odysseus is running a bit late to return home. But he has a good excuse! Gods and goddesses are getting in his way, throwing cyclopses, sea monsters, comely sorceresses at him.
Is the foundational text of Western literature a ripping yarn? Join Michael and Sophie to find out!
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Sources:
The Odyssey, Homer (trans. Emily Wilson), W. W. Norton & Company.
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