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Title: The Odyssey by Randy Lee Eickhoff, Homer ISBN: 0-312-86669-0 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 17 November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Work
Comment: Although Dr. Eickhoff has translated Odyssey in prose instead of the traditional format, I do think his translation is the most valuable one for the student and intend on recommending it to my classes. His annotations are clear and concise and valuable for the student who may not be familiar with the Helleistic Period. He has a remarkable grasp of the classical ideals associated with ancient Greece. I thoroughly enjoyed the modern rendtion of his interpretation and translation of Odyssey.

Rating: 5
Summary: expectations exceeded
Comment: I usually regard new translations of Homer's Odyssey with great skepticism, but in the instance of Dr. Randy Lee Eickhoff, I can truthfully say my skepticism vanished by the end of Book Four. Dr. Eickhoff's work is marvelous and I say this without any reservation whatsoever. I fully intend on recommending this particular translation to several of my acquaintances as the definitive translation, brilliantly conceived and executed. Dr. Eickhoff is a flawless storyteller whose work has exceeded the distinguished translators of the past. Although Robert Fagles' poetic translation, as well as those of Fitzgerald and Lattimore, was a brilliant effort, Dr. Eickhoff's work is a tour de force that sets new translation standards for the 21st century.

Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing!
Comment: The truly amazing part of Dr. Eickhoff's work is his uncanny ability to take a complex issue and relay it to the modern reader in the current syntax and lexicon without losing the nobility of the original. Dr. Eickhoff's work retains the dignity of Homer's work in places where dignity is needed while illustrating the bawdy behavior of those individuals who slipped from noble stature into human frailties. Dr. Eickhoff's ability to slip through time and relate to the modern reader a picture of Homer's time and the behavior patterns of the people is a gift. This is the best translation for these times and should be the translation used by academics and casual readers who wish to better understand the times and trials, the ways and means, hinted at by Homer and Hesiod and others and so often omitted by traditionalists. A superb job.