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Odysseus on the Rhine
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Binding: Board book
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781594142819
ISBN: 1594142815
Label: Five Star
Manufacturer: Five Star
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 254
Publication Date: April 15, 2005
Publisher: Five Star
Sales Rank: 1534252
Studio: Five Star
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Odysseus, home from the Trojan War, grows restless after his wife, Penelope, dies, and dreams of new conquests. Diomedes arrives to tell him of surviving Trojans who have settled in the far north, a land of golden-haired woman, and set up themselves as gods. Odysseus knows what he has to do, and prepares for one final voyage. One of the Greeks' greatest heroes journeys to a strange land filled with danger and adventure. He faces obstacles from the gods and meets old and new friends in this novel that tells what happened after the Trojan War and the Odyssey. His trip up the Rhine to the new kingdom of the Trojans is also a time for reflection on his life and the events that have shaped him, and made him into the warrior and man that he is. Deftly combining ancient myth and legend with a new spin on one of mythology's oldest characters, Edward S. Louis has woven a spellbinding story both of what might have been, and never could be.
Edward S. Louis lives in Wisconsin where he teaches and does scholarly work on early literatures. He and his wife, a painter, enjoy travel in Europe and practice Mediterranean cooking and amateur archeology. (20021201)
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Odysseus is home after fighting in the Trojan War and battling with gods, monsters, and the supernatural. He and his faithful wife Penelope celebrate the wedding of their oldest son, but it is a bittersweet reunion because they both know she is dying. After Penelope dies, Odysseus feels restless and wants to go on an adventure; the gods heed his call and send him a vision of a blond haired woman in the Northlands.
Several defeated Trojans also make their way to the Northlands and defeated ... Read More
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This novel is what one would call a highly enjoyable read. It combines the genres of adventure, romance, epic, mythology, and comedy into a delightful stew of fantasy and realism.
The characters are drawn primarily from legend and are well rounded, living, and very human in their every action. I found it easy to identify with most of the characters, from the adventuring if somewhat lustful Odysseus to the singing and prophetic Orestes. Even the gods are true to their mythological origins ... Read More
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