In this version of Homer’s masterpiece, occasional passages have been skipped over to tighten the narrative and bring the role of the main villain, Antinous, into a sharper focus. To facilitate teaching, the lines are numbered; there are comprehension questions at the end of every chapter; there is an enrichment section with discussion and writing prompts after every 20 pages or so; there is a section of writing assignment suggestions at the end of the book, and a complimentary teachers’ edition PDF with extensive annotations comes with every purchase. A prose version translated by Samuel Butler is also available.
In this version of Homer’s masterpiece, occasional passages have been skipped over to tighten the narrative and bring the role of the main villain, Antinous, into a sharper focus. To facilitate teaching, the lines are numbered; there are comprehension questions at the end of every chapter; there is an enrichment section with discussion and writing prompts after every 20 pages or so; there is a section of writing assignment suggestions at the end of the book, and a complimentary teachers’ edition PDF with extensive annotations comes with every purchase. A prose version translated by Samuel Butler is also available.
