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This edition of the quintessential Greek epic blends high art and high tech to create an engaging multimedia resource. Rich with features, the CD-ROM includes:o Two complete texts of the Odyssey, translated by both Samuel Butler and William Cowper and searchable by key event, word, or phraseo Virtual tutorials with classics experts Dr. Tom Winnifrith, Dr. Douglas Cairns, and Ken Dowden, combined with a collection of critical essays, providing a penetrating analysis of characters, themes, and poetic techniqueso Background on the poem's origins and Homer's contributions, an overview of ancient Greece, and an animated map of Odysseus' travels, presenting the poet and his work in a real-world contexto A glossary, quotations from the text, and descriptions of the characters and the gods, promoting a fuller appreciationo Teacher's notes with suggested class activities, a filmography, a bibliography, and links to relevant Internet sites, adding a finishing touch to this superb compendiumCan be used with both Windows and Macintosh.
