Homers The Odyssey :: Analysis Odyssey

I. Preliminary learningA. The name of the carry I read is The Odyssey Translated by W.H.D. Rouse.B. The author of the book is Homer.C. The name of the books publisher is New American Library. The novel was published in New York City.D. This book was published in August 1999. The original stratum is not known.E. The edition of this book is Signet Classic.F. The books translator is W.H.D. Rouse.G. This novel has 271 pages.H. This book is a work of non-fiction.II. Books ContentsA. FictionB. Non-fiction1. The general topic of the book is Odysseus difficult to get home and people mourning over his absence for twenty dollar bill years. No one in Ithaca has seen or heard from him. His wife, Penelopeia, and his son, Telemachos, argon worried. Since it has been so long, every man in the city is now wooing Penelopeia.2. The main(prenominal) characters in the novel, The Odyssey, are Odysseus, a man who left his home and family to go fight in Troy and nev er returned home for twenty years, because of a series of misfortunes. Telemachos, Odysseuss son, who finall(a)y, after twenty years, decided to sail the sea in search of anyone who may know anything about his father. Also, there is Penelopeia, Odysseuss wife, who has been waiting for him all this time. Her heart is full of pain and sorrow and all of the men are wooing her for her hand in marriage. There are also several(prenominal) kings who play a part in this novel. They are nance Nestor, King Alcinoos, and King Menelaos. Lastly, one of the minor, but still important characters is the swineherd, whom let Odysseus persist in his home when he returned from his long and tiring journey.3. The chief come forward in which the novels actions occur is in Ithaca. Some other places in which actions scram place are the Island of Aeaea, Island of the Sirens, and the Island of Helios.