{"title":"Books by Barry B. Powell","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780199925889","title":"The Odyssey","description":"The Odyssey is one of the world's greatest and best-loved poems. It has survived for twenty-eight centuries, through upheavals that have wiped out most of what was written in the ancient world. Now Barry B. Powell, one of the twenty-first century's leading Homeric scholars, has given us a powerful new translation.  Powell's translation renders the Homeric Greek with a simplicity and dignity reminiscent of the original. The text immediately engrosses students with its tight and balanced rhythms, while the incantatory repetitions evoke a continuous \"stream of sound\" that offers as good an impression of Homer's Greek as one could hope to attain without learning the language. Accessible, poetic, and accurate, this translation is an excellent fit for today's students. Powell exposes them to all of the adventure, cunning, pathos, and humor that are Homer's Odyssey.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56227219472757,"sku":"9780199925889","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780199925889_9b86c40a-fb62-4b7e-aa0a-e36cd97be51b.jpg?v=1786012856"},{"product_id":"9780520302877","title":"Greek Poems to the Gods – Hymns from Homer to Proclus","description":"The ancient Greek hymnic tradition translated beautifully and accessibly.  The hymn—as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and philosophy—was a vital art form throughout antiquity. Although the Homeric Hymns have long been popular, other equally important collections have not been readily accessible to students eager to learn about ancient poetry. In reading hymns, we also gain valuable insight into life in the classical world. In this collection, early Homeric Hymns of uncertain authorship appear along with the carefully wrought hymns of the great Hellenistic poet and courtier Callimachus; the mystical writings attributed to the legendary poet Orpheus, written as Christianity was taking over the ancient world; and finally, the hymns of Proclus, the last great pagan philosopher of antiquity, from the fifth century AD, whose intellectual influence throughout western culture has been profound.   Greek Poems to the Gods distills over a thousand years of the ancient Greek hymnic tradition into a single volume. Acclaimed translator Barry B. Powell brings these fabulous texts to life in English, hewing closely to the poetic beauty of the original Greek. His superb introductions and notes give readers essential context, making the hymns as accessible to a beginner approaching them for the first time as to an advanced student continuing to explore their secrets. Brilliant illustrations from ancient art enliven and enrichen the experience of reading these poems.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57688230691189,"sku":"9780520391697","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56291214524789,"sku":"9780520302877","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780520391697.jpg?v=1792686171"},{"product_id":"9781917226394","title":"Homer's Odyssey","description":"Homer’s Odyssey is one of the world’s oldest and most famous works of literature. It has enthralled readers for almost three thousand years with its tales of gods and monsters, warriors and kings, but also of family, faith, and the universal longing for home.   This stunning new edition of Homer’s epic features a brand new retelling by celebrated classicist Barry Powell, who has studied, written about, and lectured on Homer for over three decades. Barry’s retelling is accompanied by sixty newly commissioned artworks, bringing the iconic scenes and characters to life, from the brutish Polyphemus, to the monstrous Scylla and Charybdis, mysterious Circe, faithful Penelope, and Odysseus himself.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369377509749,"sku":"9781917226394","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781917226394_6023f6a8-f10f-42ed-a446-92a1eea2c303.jpg?v=1786030763"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-barry-b-powell.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}