The odyssey translated by robert fitzgerald the ten year war waged by the greeks against troy culminating in the overthrow of the city is now itself ten years in the past helen whose flight to. I enjoyed this translation of the odyssey as much as fagles perhaps even a little more because fitzgeralds trade as a poet sings throughout but thats a matter of personal taste really and what can i say about the odyssey that hasnt already been said other than if you havent read it and you love game of thrones lord of the rings harry potter and so on you should. Robert fitzgeralds is the best and best loved modern translation of the odyssey and the only one admired in its own right as a great poem in english fitzgeralds supple verse is ideally suited to the story of odysseus long journey back to his wife and home after the trojan war. The odyssey translated by robert fitzgerald homer fitzgerald robert amazonnl selecteer uw cookievoorkeuren we gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools om uw winkelervaring te verbeteren onze services aan te bieden te begrijpen hoe klanten onze services gebruiken zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen en om advertenties weer te geven. The odyssey translated by robert fitzgerald homer random house may 25 2010 literary criticism 480 pages 0 reviews penelope has been waiting for her husband odysseus to return from troy for many years little does she know that his path back to her has been blocked by astonishing and terrifying trials