The Odyssey

De: Homer

Narrado por: Ian McKellen

The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of every man's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of Homer's original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of The Odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. This audiobook is sure to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.(P) and ©1996 Penguin Books USA Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“[Robert Fitzgerald’s translation is] a masterpiece . . . An Odyssey worthy of the original.” –The Nation

“[Fitzgerald’s Odyssey and Iliad] open up once more the unique greatness of Homer’s art at the level above the formula; yet at the same time they do not neglect the brilliant texture of Homeric verse at the level of the line and the phrase.” –The Yale Review

“[In] Robert Fitzgerald’s translation . . . there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand, and this line-by-line vigilance builds up into a completely credible imagined world.”
–from the Introduction by Seamus Heaney

Wow, wow, wow.

Just echoing the other reviews here. We all know the story is a classic, but McKellen's reading is just fascinating. No one would have trouble enjoying the classics if they were all presented like this one.

Deathless Story, Mortal Recording

There really is no better translation than Fagles and no better narrator than Ian McKellen - his voice, the individuality he gives to character voices, the gravitas his narration gives to the story (the new, Clair Danes version is...laughable).

It's inexcusable that amazon has not fixed this recording, especially since it could be done so electronically.

Outstanding performance

Ian McLellan gives an inspired reading of one of the greatest of the Great Books. I found myself unable at times to quit listening until wee hours of the morning.

Narrator great, recording quality awful

The performer of this recording is very skilled, listening was enjoyable. However, the recording quality varied greatly. Some chapters' quality was flawless, others sounded muffled, distorted, with background\echo noise. Very distracting and hard to endure. Interludes with music were inserted in random places, screeching and unpleasant to listen to. The fast forward button saves the day. Also, why were they not able to adhere to the original structure of the book (24 books) and have the recording subdivided in 24 chapters? The chapters in the audiobook are subdivided in random places, making it hard to find a specific place in the book.....

Great story, but the audio makes it suffer

I absolutely love Ian but there are chapters where it sounds likes they're recording him talking from outside a box. Thankfully not every chapter is like this as there's only a few, but it's hard to be immersive when the audio continuity isnt consistent. Over all the story is great, some boring parts, some great parts, not the best work but great for what it is.