In the hands of great raconteurs like Stephen Fry, the retelling of classical stories turns into a form of its own ...

Book IX of the Odyssey is one of the most often read and discussed sections of Homeric poetry. It contains Odysseus' narrative of his encounter with Polyphemus the Cyclops, which not only typifies him ...

A classic tale filled with twists, turns and fateful discoveries. For years “The Odyssey” has inspired many contemporary literary adaptations and films about epic heroes. That’s why the ...

The Iliad or the Odyssey? My answers ... BY JUDITH TICK Lane Fox spends the first half of the book making the case that Homer was indeed a real person (a few critics have questioned this) and ...

And he was convinced that Homer had been misgendered ... seemed to mirror the ancient collection of travelers tales. LC: The Odyssey turned into this 3,000-year old ancient guide book in a funny sort ...