--- product_id: 86108351 title: "The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)" price: "A$33" currency: AUD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/86108351-the-odyssey-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition store_origin: AU region: Australia --- # Upcoming Christopher Nolan film adaptation Deluxe edition with French flaps & deckle edges Modern-verse translation by Robert Fagles The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) **Price:** A$33 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Own the epic that’s about to hit the big screen — read the legend before it’s legendary! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - **How much does it cost?** A$33 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/86108351-the-odyssey-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cinematic Buzz:** Get ahead of the curve with the deluxe edition tied to Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film adaptation. - • **Trusted Classic:** Part of Penguin Classics’ 70+ years legacy, ensuring authoritative text and premium quality for discerning readers. - • **Scholarly Insight:** Includes Bernard Knox’s expert introduction and commentary, perfect for both casual readers and classicists. - • **Collector’s Pride:** Elegant French flaps and deckle-edged paper elevate this Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition into a must-have bookshelf treasure. - • **Timeless Epic, Modern Voice:** Robert Fagles’ award-winning translation brings Homer’s Odyssey to life with lyrical mastery and contemporary flair. ## Overview The Odyssey: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition features Robert Fagles’ acclaimed modern-verse translation of Homer’s epic poem, enhanced with Bernard Knox’s scholarly introduction and commentary. This deluxe paperback edition boasts elegant French flaps and deckle-edged pages, making it a collectible classic. With a 4.6-star rating from over 5,000 readers and an upcoming Christopher Nolan film adaptation, this edition is a must-have for literary connoisseurs and millennial professionals seeking cultural cachet. ## Description The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning modern-verse translation. "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy." So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey , which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Review hails as "a distinguished achievement." If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. In the myths and legends retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb introduction and textual commentary provide insightful background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles's translation. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, to captivate a new generation of Homer's students. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edged paper. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Review: Great for collection - Great deluxe edition if you love the cover and translation. But for any other reason do not buy this edition. Eventhough it is penguin deluxe, they are just paperbacks at the end of the day and the price is quite steep. The pages are a bit thin but other than that perfect edition of Odyssey. Review: Authentic. The edge is supposed to look like that. - Well worth the money, must have paperback. ## Features - The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #16,265 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #62 in Poetry (Books) #104 in Myths, Legends & Sagas #262 in Classic Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 5,227 Reviews | ## Images ![The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81g0AATkO9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for collection *by A***N on 26 May 2025* Great deluxe edition if you love the cover and translation. But for any other reason do not buy this edition. Eventhough it is penguin deluxe, they are just paperbacks at the end of the day and the price is quite steep. The pages are a bit thin but other than that perfect edition of Odyssey. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Authentic. The edge is supposed to look like that. *by Y***S on 19 May 2026* Well worth the money, must have paperback. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simple Read *by N***R on 16 June 2026* Bonkers ! ## Frequently Bought Together - The Odyssey - The Iliad - The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/86108351-the-odyssey-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/86108351-the-odyssey-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Australia* *Store origin: AU* *Last updated: 2026-09-08*