{"id":9157,"date":"2019-10-24T15:19:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T15:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=9157"},"modified":"2022-09-12T00:30:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T00:30:52","slug":"the-adventures-of-odysseus-and-the-tale-of-troy-by-padraic-colum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-adventures-of-odysseus-and-the-tale-of-troy-by-padraic-colum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Padraic Colum<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>A masterful reshaping of the stories of Homer\u2019s Iliad and Odyssey into a single narrative by Irish poet Padraic Colum. His simple yet vigorous prose brings the adventures of Odysseus to life for younger readers, especially when paired with attractive illustrations in both color and black and white by Willy Pogany.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>10-12<\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2016<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/em>978-1-63334-542-3<\/em>\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Literature, Greek Hero Tales<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. PART I2. The Summons3. Beset by Wooers4. Telemachus Speaks Boldly5. The Council Meets6. Preparations for the Voyage7. The Minstrel Sings of Troy8. At Pylos9. At Sparta10. An Encounter with Proteus11. Achilles Joins the Expedition12. A Quarrel Arises13. The Embassy to Achilles14. The Battle Rages15. Patroklos Prepares To Enter the Fray16. The Slaying of Patroklos17. The Armor of Achilles18. Achilles Enters the Battle19. Hector Bids Farewell to Andromache20. The Slaying of Hector21. The Ransoming of Hector22. Weeping over Hector23. The Wooden Horse24. Telemachus Departs<\/em><\/p>\n

25. PART II26. Odysseus Sets Sail27. A Gracious Welcome28. Hospitality of the Phaeacians29. Odysseus Begins His Tale30. On the Isle of Circe31. Perils at Sea32. Odysseus Returns to Ithaka33. At the Swineherd’s Hut34. Encounter with Telemachus35. A Beggar on His Own Threshold36. The Beggars Clash37. Penelope Enters the Hall38. Foreshadowings39. The Bending of the Bow40. The Slaying of the Wooers41. The Recognition42. The Aftermath<\/em><\/p>\n

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