{"product_id":"the-odyssey-the-voyage-and-what-it-means-pre-order","title":"The Odyssey: The Voyage and What It Means (Pre-order)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe whole Odyssey in 24 illustrated chapters, one for each of Homer’s books, and what each one still asks of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Odyssey for people who have not read it since school and for those who never stopped. Each chapter opens on a full-page original illustration, bold flat colour in the manner of the great travel monographs, and pairs it with a short passage from Homer, a plain-English account of what happens, and one page of reflection on what the episode means for a life today: leaving, temptation, loyalty, patience, pride, grief, and the long work of coming home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInside the book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 illustrated chapters, one per book of the Odyssey, from the assembly of the gods to the peace on Ithaca.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe passage, the story, the meaning: three short pieces per chapter plus one line to keep, made to be read in ten minutes or an evening.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortrait hardcover, 8.5 x 11 in, 110 pages, printed on heavy matte art paper. Made to sit open on a table.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reader who loves the story and wants to hold it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe person you know who is in the middle of their own long voyage home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFathers, teachers, graduates, and anyone who has ever been told to keep going.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePre-order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst edition limited to 999 numbered copies. First printing ships at the end of September. Order now to secure your number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair it with The Voyage of Odysseus framed map for the complete gift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal text and illustrations by Ithaka Editions, built on Homer’s public-domain epic. Not affiliated with any film or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ithaka Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58875487682944,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/9634\/8288\/files\/08_book_cover_97aeffc4-a152-4a76-8dbd-f0b5701030d5.jpg?v=1788780809","url":"https:\/\/ithakaeditions.com\/products\/the-odyssey-the-voyage-and-what-it-means-pre-order","provider":"Ithaka Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}