{"product_id":"the-odyssey-a-stage-version-paperback","title":"The Odyssey: A Stage Version - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Walcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWalcott Derek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith its inspired counterpointing of Homeric and Caribbean themes, Derek Walcott's play \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, commissioned by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, springs from the same imaginative sources as his epic poem \u003ci\u003eOmeros\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e features Walcott's] voluptuous metaphor making and severe truth telling.--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpisodes of the story of Odysseus' protracted wanderings from fallen Troy to his island home of Ithaca are pungently interspersed with a commentary by the blind singer Billy Blue. Proteus, the Old Man of the Sea, the giant Cyclops, Circe and her revelers, ghosts, and mermaids are among the cast. With its vast sweep and richly figurative language, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003econfirms that Derek Walcott is as compelling a playwright as he is a poet.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Walcott (1930-2017)\u003c\/b\u003e was born in St. Lucia, the West Indies, in 1930. His \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems: 1948-1984\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1986, and his subsequent works include a book-length poem, \u003ci\u003eOmeros \u003c\/i\u003e(1990); a collection of verse, \u003ci\u003eThe Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); and, in an edition illustrated with his own paintings, the long poem \u003ci\u003eTiepolo's Hound\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). His numerous plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Haitian Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eWalker and The Ghost Dance\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). Walcott received the Queen's Medal for Poetry in 1988 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736827170879,"sku":"9780374523879","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f9809e771fd793da10e640dc4f4ce275.webp?v=1765147991","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-odyssey-a-stage-version-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}