"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...

An English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the king of Uruk, in an edition that includes an introduction that places the story in its historical and cultural context.

"A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Mere Wife"--

A retelling of the epic story of Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, who learns the true meaning of friendship and kindness from Enkidu, who lives among the animals of the forest.

Retells in simple language five exisodes in the voyage of the Greek hero Odysseus from Troy to his home in Ithaca. 5.7 5-8

The English heroic epic depicting the life and outlook of a pagan age through Beowulf, the Scandinavian Warrior, and his struggles against monsters.

"From an acclaimed and wildly imaginative poet, a book-length poem set in the Metropolitan Museum of Art that is a work of art history and a coming-of-age story. Robyn Schiff's fourth collection is an ambitious book-length poem in three parts set at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's information desk, where Schiff long ago held a staff position. Elaborately mapping an interconnected route in and out of the museum through history, material, and memory,...