Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.
This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient poem as well as the drama of its narrative...
Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.
This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient poem as well as the drama of its narrative. Its characters are unforgettable, none more so than the "complicated" hero himself, a man of many disguises, many tricks, and many moods, who emerges in this version as a more fully rounded human being than ever before.
Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, Emily Wilson's Odyssey sings with a voice that echoes Homer's music; matching the number of lines in the Greek original, the poem sails along at Homer's swift, smooth pace.
A fascinating, informative introduction explores the Bronze Age milieu that produced the epic, the poem's major themes, the controversies about its origins, and the unparalleled scope of its impact and influence. Maps drawn especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, and extensive notes and summaries of each book make this an Odyssey that will be treasured by a new generation of readers.
"no man before has been more blessed than you, nor ever
will be. Before, when you were alive, we Argives honored you
as we did the gods, and now in this place you have great authority
over the dead. Do not grieve, even in death, Achilleus."
So I spoke, and he in turn said to me in answer:
"O shining Odysseus, never try to console me for dying.
I would rather follow the plow as thrall to another
man, one with no land allotted him and not much to live on,
than be a king over all the perished dead. (查看原文)
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1 有用 Jacintta H 2021-02-26 08:02:24
Emily Wilson 这个译本阅读起来完全无障碍，像我这样对奥德赛故事不熟悉，第一次看的话非常推荐。接下去想读读希腊悲剧。
1 有用 栞 2021-02-10 04:15:09
这次读了几章之后。后面在audible上听的有声书，赞美有声书！读的真好。重读还是之前的感觉，前半部分是奇幻冒险后半部分是英雄复仇剧，剧情很吸引人😂
1 有用 拉维克 2024-03-21 22:47:35 江苏
因为翻译的简洁明快，神所操控一切的game感更加明显了，而这场游戏的终极目的是要大杀特杀，血流成河——神(雅典娜)是嗜血的！！所以在这个过程中神(雅典娜)也是要走心的，她越投入，最后才越爽，心满意足之后机械降神，停止纠纷，"雅典娜使武力双方宣誓和平——依旧借助门托尔的样子"。这个处女神为佩妮洛普和奥德修斯鸳梦重温出心出力，简直有代偿心态(《伊利亚特》里海伦斥责阿芙洛狄忒：你那么喜欢帕里斯，你去嫁他... 因为翻译的简洁明快，神所操控一切的game感更加明显了，而这场游戏的终极目的是要大杀特杀，血流成河——神(雅典娜)是嗜血的！！所以在这个过程中神(雅典娜)也是要走心的，她越投入，最后才越爽，心满意足之后机械降神，停止纠纷，"雅典娜使武力双方宣誓和平——依旧借助门托尔的样子"。这个处女神为佩妮洛普和奥德修斯鸳梦重温出心出力，简直有代偿心态(《伊利亚特》里海伦斥责阿芙洛狄忒：你那么喜欢帕里斯，你去嫁他好了。)。当然，她这次玩完，又可以轻松转入下一场game，凡人都是他们的棋子。 神意朝秦暮楚，人世自有坚贞，伊萨卡是奥德修斯的海上灯塔，伊萨卡本身也在候倦鸟归巢，它是剧场，它是隐喻，它是双向奔赴的终点。庸俗地讲：每个人心中都有一座Ithaca。 (展开)
1 有用 Helicopter 2026-07-21 06:00:31 美国
它是献给上古时代普罗大众到权贵的漫画、爽文或说唱，类型横贯悬疑、恐怖、情爱、奇幻、动作、伦理片，融合宫斗、神话、暴力、兄弟情、性、爱这些被后世反复抄袭而变成「狗血」的元素。它又是可以养活几百代文艺评论家及创作者的磅礴文本，叙事多重、人物丰富多维，从修辞学到神学到精神分析皆可切入。它还是考古、民俗甚至地理学志，比陶罐画更生动地予人一窥地中海/爱琴海的岛屿众生及文化遗产。如果纯粹想刷情节，看漫改版即可... 它是献给上古时代普罗大众到权贵的漫画、爽文或说唱，类型横贯悬疑、恐怖、情爱、奇幻、动作、伦理片，融合宫斗、神话、暴力、兄弟情、性、爱这些被后世反复抄袭而变成「狗血」的元素。它又是可以养活几百代文艺评论家及创作者的磅礴文本，叙事多重、人物丰富多维，从修辞学到神学到精神分析皆可切入。它还是考古、民俗甚至地理学志，比陶罐画更生动地予人一窥地中海/爱琴海的岛屿众生及文化遗产。如果纯粹想刷情节，看漫改版即可。文字版更适合想通过古典文本多重性激发思维火花者，阅读过程犹如航行于光泽如酒之海。又或如Mary Beard所说，「古典学教导你去探究那些来自你从未涉足的陌生世界的难以理解的观念；去领略语言如何既能启迪心智、愉悦身心，也能令人困惑、甚至误导欺瞒」。译者的长篇导读建议读完后再看。 (展开)
2 有用 威叔在香港 2026-07-30 14:35:23 中国香港
2026.07.30. 两周前电影上映前开始读，到今天完完整整读完了这一万二千行荷马史诗。最终选了艾米莉·威尔逊的翻译版本一方面因为（网传）诺兰用了这版改编电影，一方面是看了很多威尔逊的采访视频、被她的个人魅力所打动。威尔逊的翻译的确正如其宣传：简练，现代，摩登，快节奏，强韵律感，非常适合朗读传颂。读过书之后我必须承认：原著的很多幽默面和黑暗面是电影未能呈现的。幽默处比如奥德修斯在刺伤独眼巨怪前自... 2026.07.30. 两周前电影上映前开始读，到今天完完整整读完了这一万二千行荷马史诗。最终选了艾米莉·威尔逊的翻译版本一方面因为（网传）诺兰用了这版改编电影，一方面是看了很多威尔逊的采访视频、被她的个人魅力所打动。威尔逊的翻译的确正如其宣传：简练，现代，摩登，快节奏，强韵律感，非常适合朗读传颂。读过书之后我必须承认：原著的很多幽默面和黑暗面是电影未能呈现的。幽默处比如奥德修斯在刺伤独眼巨怪前自报家名为“NoMan”，巨怪受伤后大喊“没人伤害我！”来寻求同类帮助、结果没人搭理它。而例如最后血洗伊萨卡宫殿的场景是包括战神雅典娜和奥德修斯父子在内的五人联手屠杀了百余求婚者，以及随后奥德修斯父子又吊死了十二名服侍过求婚者的女仆，是书中一些非常黑暗的段落。毫无疑问是一次很有成就感和收获的阅读经历。 (展开)