The World Of Odysseus by M.I.Finley (1954, 1979, ISBN 0 1401 3686 X)

This book is an older paperback edition, it is the second edition from Penguin.

This book discusses the world described by the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Conveys a lot of information about the Greek world around the time of Odysseus, around 700 BC.

Purchased at Powell's on 2018-1-10 for 5.95$

 

The Odyssey by Homer Translated with Introduction by Emily Wilson (2018, ISBN 9780393089059)

I enjoyed reading this book. The introduction was very informative and the translation was easy to read.

When I think of the Odyssey I always think of the adventures with the Cyclops or Sirens, but actually a lot of the story is about his home and what happens when he gets home.



Purchased new on 2018-01-10 from Powells for 39.95$

A Companion to the Iliad by Malcolm M. Willcock.obit (1976, ISBN 0-226-89855-5)

Based on the translation by Richmond Lattimore.

What would be really useful would to have this book embedded in the Lattimore translation as notes.

The commentary goes Book by Book (Iliad is divided into 24 books) and somewhat line by line. If you are interested in understand the Iliad better this book provided a lot of information about ancient Greek culture.

Not sure when I obtained this book, probably within the last ten to fifteen years from Powells.