{"product_id":"book-3065","title":"The Odyssey of Homer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen this groundbreaking, serialized dramatization premiered on 320 US radio stations, critics were unanimous in their praise, and it won numerous honors, including the George Foster Peabody Award, the Pulitzer Prize of broadcasting. Now twenty years after its first airing, Blackstone Audio is pleased to present this outstanding production.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2,600-year-old poem tells of a man, a hero of cunning rather than brawn, who inhabits three worlds: first, the world of his own reality-his wife, his son, his home; secondly, the world of myth in which gods and demigods sport and battle; finally, the world of sorcerers and monsters, of magic and ghosts and unspeakable terrors. The exploration and interweaving of these three worlds contribute significantly to the delight that \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e's audience has experienced throughout the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSynopsis of Episodes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Suitors of Penelope\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Richard Posner, professor, law and government, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Voyage of Telemachus\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Charles Bye, visiting professor, University of Athens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree at Last\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Arthur Adkins and Wendy O'Flaherty, University of Chicago, and Gregory Nagy, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Wanderings\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Wendy O'Flaherty, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonsters of the Sea\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Arthur Adkins, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Swineherd's Hut\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Arthur Adkins, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Beggar's Homecoming\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Eric Hamp, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Contest of the Bow\u003cbr\u003eCommentary by Albert Lord, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProgram host: Edward Asner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCast:\u003cbr\u003eIrene Worth, Shepperd Strudwick, Barry Morse, John Glover, James Deuter, Eloise Kummer, David Mink, Ron Parady, Robert Scogin, Megan McTavish, Tony Mockus, Francis Guinan, Michael Rider, Jordean Culbert, Ward Ohrman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholar Advisors:\u003cbr\u003ePeter Arnott, Tufts University; Jarl Dyrud, University of Chicago; Peter Green, University of Texas at Austin; Albert B. Lord, Harvard University; James M. Redfield, University of Chicago; and D. Nicholas Rudall, (chair) University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnouncer: John Doremus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade possible in part by grants from TRW and the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craig Black","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49394079236400,"sku":"BD3065","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49394079367472,"sku":"ZE3065","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49394079465776,"sku":"ZM3065","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/3065-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775556875","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-3065","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}