Homer Odyssey translated by H. B. Cotterill with audiobook
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| Homer Odyssey translated by H. B Cotterill |
I enjoyed the Nolan masterpiece "Odyssey" so much as well ,so I decided to collect Audiobook and PDF book for learning about this great story. For me, the law of Zeus was the law of morality, which breaking it ,will lead to punishment from gods and nature,it is like Karma. Happy Listening or Reading.
The Odyssey is one of the two great epics attributed to Homer, we do not much about Homer but he was a blind great Story teller.
It tells the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his perilous 10‑year journey home after the Trojan War. English translation of Homer’s Odyssey by Henry Bernard Cotterill, with illustrations by Patten Wilson, published in London by G.G. Harrap & Company. And the Audiobook was translated by Samuel Butler. Both the book and audiobook are in public domain,
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From the Preface
In his Lectures on Translating Homer, Matthew Arnold advises the translator to have nothing to do with side questions — such as whether Homer ever existed. I should rather say that, however much interest he may take in antiquarian, philological, or other side questions, it is best for him to give a wide berth to theoretics and polemics. Indeed, if the translator is one who fulfils Arnold’s requirements by “reading Homer perpetually for the sake of his poetry” — if he has experienced the happiness of long and continuous intimacy with what is so beautiful and so restful — he will shrink with pain from the Babel and acrimony of literary disputation, and will feel much inclined to say nothing at all, knowing full well that, whatever he may say or leave unsaid, his work will have to speak for itself. But I have been asked to write a Preface, and must do so.
I shall state briefly the origin and the object of my version, and the main principles that have guided me. Also, I shall give what information may seem likely to prove interesting or useful on the subject of the metre — some of it highly superfluous for scholars; and lastly, I shall explain the pronunciation of the more difficult Greek names that occur in the poem.
It was many years ago, in Central Africa, that I first conceived the wish to translate the Odyssey. At that time Dante, Homer, and Shakespeare were often my only companions, save those well‑loved epitipes eraipoi — my faithful blacks; and while exploring the unknown regions and navigating the stormy waters of Nyasa, I re‑read the Wanderings of Odysseus with an interest very different from that with which I had studied them formerly for academical purposes. I was so deeply moved by the poem that I naturally felt a desire to share my pleasure with others.
I knew, of course, that English translations existed — some of them of high literary merit; but what I longed to do was to reproduce the original, as far as might be, in its simplicity, its directness, and its rapidity — characteristics which, as far as I could remember, were scarcely discernible in the metrical versions I had seen. I longed to produce a translation which, although perhaps not constructed after the rules of any literary Beckmesser, might act, so to speak, as a good conductor for transmitting some of the vibration, the warmth, and the impetuosity of the poem — some of that fascinating influence which Homer’s simple, direct, rapid narration exercised on me — and thus might enable readers ignorant of Greek to follow the story with ease, and to experience something of the same pleasure as those who can read the original.
This wish remained dormant for many years, and when at last, under favouring influences, it revived and demanded a form, I found myself obliged.
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| Penelopeia (Penelope ) illustration by Patten Wilson from the book |
Table of Contents of the Odyssey
Book I–IV: Telemachus’ Journey
- Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, struggles with suitors consuming his household.
- Guided by Athena, he travels to Pylos and Sparta seeking news of his father.
- Learns Odysseus is alive but stranded; meanwhile, Penelope resists the suitors’ pressure to remarry.
Book V–VIII: Odysseus Leaves Calypso
- Odysseus is held by Calypso on her island.
- The gods order his release; he builds a raft and sails, only to be wrecked by Poseidon.
- Rescued by Nausicaa and welcomed by the Phaeacians, who ask him to recount his adventures.
Book IX–XII: The Wanderings
- Encounters include:
- Lotus-Eaters (forgetfulness and temptation).
- Cyclops Polyphemus (blinding the giant, angering Poseidon).
- Circe (sorceress who turns men into swine).
- Underworld (prophecy of Tiresias, reunion with his mother).
- Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis (tests of endurance).
- Cattle of Helios (crew’s disobedience leads to their doom).
Book XIII–XX: Return to Ithaca
- Odysseus arrives disguised as a beggar.
- Meets Eumaeus, the loyal swineherd.
- Reunites with Telemachus in secret.
- Plans revenge against the suitors while testing loyalty among servants.
Book XXI–XXIV: Revenge and Restoration
- Penelope sets the contest of the bow: only Odysseus can string it.
- He reveals himself, slaughters the suitors with Telemachus.
- Penelope tests him with the bed trick, confirming his identity.
- Peace is restored as Athena intervenes to end bloodshed.
Detail
Publication date 1911 Publisher London, G.G. Harrap & company
Contain only black And white illustrations
I colored one existing illustration by AI
Homer's Odyssey
by Homer; Cotterill, H. B. (Henry Bernard), b. 1846, tr; Wilson, Patten, illus
416 pages scanned by Cornell university