The Essential Odyssey

About the Book

For more than 2,500 years, Homer's Odyssey has been the definitive saga of the archetypal survivor.   Through intelligence and courage, Ulysses overcomes what seem to be insurmountable forces, imposed by gods and men alike, to regain home and family after a separation of twenty years.

Based on The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb, this book is a narrative of Homer's epic poem which preserves all of the suspense-filled adventure while updating the language to be more accessible to today's modern reader.

About the Author

Peter-Eric Philipp is Managing Editor of The Essential Library, a classic literature series for the modern reader. The series features engaging and approachable literary works drawn from the fields of drama, poetry, novels, and non-fiction. Peter has studied at Cambridge University, England and holds a degree in international political relations from the University of California at Berkeley. He currently resides in San Francisco.