- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (19 May 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099544202
- ISBN-13: 978-0099544203
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 451,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book to find help with my research making a documentary film on Odyssey. I soon realised it's more than a book for research: it's undoubtedly a product of labour of love and ingenuity, giving clues to resolve riddles, but also with respect and adoration to the original text, leaving things open to the magical realm of imagination. Profoundly romantic to the tale's origins, placing the wanderings of Odysseus mostly in Greek territories, plus taking into account local folk tales and seafare know-how to prove it, this is an excellently written book that gives joy to all Homer's enthusiasts.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the third copy of this little book that I have bought. They have been borrowed and not returned.
I re-read this one on holiday in Paxos. Brilliant read and topical too.
Recommended for all Helenophiles and sailors.
I re-read this one on holiday in Paxos. Brilliant read and topical too.
Recommended for all Helenophiles and sailors.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Coming Face to Face with Ulysses
19 Aug 2001
Format:Hardcover
Tim Severin's "The Ulysses Voyage" is more than a fascinating adventure/detective story. It is, above all, a fine piece of scholarship, marshalling evidence from Homer, from a modern understanding of the geology and meteorology in Ulysses's time, and from what is known about local myths to construct a convincing account of the reality behind Homer's wondrous tale. The book, which includes color photographs of the likely waypoints on Ulysses' journey, inspired me to visit some of these waypoints, myself. I've now been to the land of the Cyclops and had coffee with the local expert Tim Severin spoke with, visited the Isle of Aeolius, and snorkeled in the bay where the Laestrygonians destroyed all but one of Ulysses'last 12 boats. "The Ulysses Voyage" is among the most valued books in my collection. Others of Severin's books are not far behind.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The story behind the myths?
2 Dec 1999
Format:Hardcover
I read this book many years ago, and it gave me a new perspective on the Odyssey. Tim Severin is an adventurer, but here he is searching for a reality behind the old myths. He does it in a very convincing as well as entertaining manner. As the Iliad was brought from the sphere of myths back to history by the discovery of the ruins of Troy, Tim Severin's re-tracing of a route from Troy to Ithaca, at least in my mind has turned the Odyssey into a historical event.
What a phenomenal book! Adventure literature at its best
9 Sep 2011
Format:Hardcover
Tim Severin's writing style is both accessible and informative. Stuffed full of exacting detail and brought to life by vivid writing and beautiful color photography, this book was a joy to read. Severin's journey (he uses the same boat that he used in his previous book on the Jason voyage) brings Odysseus to life. I have always been a fan of The Odyssey, and Severin's book really enlightens the geography of the voyage, as well as the character of the voyagers. The thesis of the journey is well explained and explored for both its strengths and weaknesses. At the end of the journey one can really see the life of the ancient mariner, the legends surrounding their lives, and the epic cycle as it morphed through history.
I would recommend finding this book and holding onto it. There aren't many like it out there.
I would recommend finding this book and holding onto it. There aren't many like it out there.
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