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The Odyssey

Die Odyssee

by Homer

von Homer

rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original

in englische Prosa übertragen für diejenigen, die das Original nicht lesen können

Contents

Inhalt

PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION

VORWORT ZUR ERSTEN AUSGABE

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION

VORWORT ZUR ZWEITEN AUSGABE

THE ODYSSEY

DIE ODYSSEE

BOOK I.

BUCH I.

BOOK II.

BUCH II.

BOOK III.

BUCH III.

BOOK IV.

BUCH IV.

BOOK V.

BUCH V.

BOOK VI.

BUCH VI.

BOOK VII.

BUCH VII.

BOOK VIII.

BUCH VIII.

BOOK IX.

BUCH IX.

BOOK X.

BUCH X.

BOOK XI.

BUCH XI.

BOOK XII.

BUCH XII.

BOOK XIII.

BUCH XIII.

BOOK XIV.

BUCH XIV.

BOOK XV.

BUCH XV.

BOOK XVI.

BUCH XVI.

BOOK XVII.

BUCH XVII.

BOOK XVIII.

BUCH XVIII.

BOOK XIX.

BUCH XIX.

BOOK XX.

BUCH XX.

BOOK XXI.

BUCH XXI.

BOOK XXII.

BUCH XXII.

BOOK XXIII.

BUCH XXIII.

BOOK XXIV.

BUCH XXIV.

FOOTNOTES:

ANMERKUNGEN:

AL PROFESSORE CAV. BIAGIO INGROIA, PREZIOSO ALLEATO L'AUTORE RICONOSCENTE.

AL PROFESSORE CAV. BIAGIO INGROIA, PREZIOSO ALLEATO L'AUTORE RICONOSCENTE.

PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION

VORWORT ZUR ERSTEN AUSGABE

I shall not here argue the two main points dealt with in the work just mentioned; I have nothing either to add to, or to withdraw from, what I have there written.

Ich werde hier nicht die beiden Hauptpunkte erörtern, die in dem soeben erwähnten Werk behandelt werden; ich habe weder etwas hinzuzufügen noch etwas zurückzunehmen von dem, was ich dort geschrieben habe.

Vocabulary

Odyssee
The Odyssey, Homer's epic poem about Odysseus
von
Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'
englische
Adjective meaning 'English' (inflected form)
Prosa
Prose, written language without verse structure
übertragen
To translate or transfer into another form
diejenigen
Pronoun meaning 'those' referring to specific people
Original
The original version of a text or work
lesen
To read a text or document
können
Modal verb meaning 'to be able to'
Inhalt
Content or table of contents of a work
VORWORT
Foreword or preface introducing a book
ERSTEN
Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' (inflected form)
AUSGABE
Edition or issue of a published work
ZWEITEN
Ordinal adjective meaning 'second' (inflected form)
BUCH
Book or major section of a literary work
ANMERKUNGEN
Notes or annotations appended to a text
werde
Future auxiliary verb form meaning 'will'
hier
Adverb meaning 'here' indicating location
beiden
Pronoun/adjective meaning 'both' (inflected form)
Hauptpunkte
Main points or key topics under discussion
erörtern
To discuss or examine a topic in detail
soeben
Adverb meaning 'just now' or 'just mentioned'
erwähnten
Adjective form of 'mentioned' (inflected past participle)
Werk
A work, literary or artistic creation
behandelt
To deal with or address a subject
werden
Auxiliary verb meaning 'to become' or 'will'
habe
First person singular form of 'haben' (to have)
weder
Conjunction used in 'neither…nor' constructions
etwas
Pronoun/adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'
hinzuzufügen
To add something to an existing text or statement
noch
Conjunction meaning 'nor' or adverb 'still/yet'
zurückzunehmen
To take back or retract a statement
was
Relative/interrogative pronoun meaning 'what/that which'
dort
Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a place
geschrieben
Past participle of 'schreiben', meaning 'written'
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