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The Odyssey: Papyrus To Screen

A reading path from the poem's ancient manuscript history and classical world to graphic novels, prose retellings, and epic poetry that carry Homer forward.

6 booksAugust 24, 2026

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Part of 760+ tracked lists·3 crossover shelves·68% reader overlap with Greek & Roman Books

1. The Odyssey: a Graphic Novel
Gareth Hinds, Homer
Gareth Hinds’s graphic adaptation presents the Odyssey story in an accessible visual form that bridges ancient text and...
Shelf signal: Greek & Roman Myths
2. Odyssey
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry’s retelling offers a lively modern prose version for readers seeking an approachable narrative retelling...
Shelf signal: Ancient Greece
3. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Jim Tierney
Edith Hamilton’s Mythology provides concise background on Greek myths and figures that illuminate the Odyssey’s...
Shelf signal: Greek & Roman Myths
4. Ancient Greece
DK, D.K. Publishing
DK’s Ancient Greece supplies visual historical context about the world that produced the Homeric epics, aligning with...
Shelf signal: Ancient Greece
5. The Homeric Hymns
Apostolos N. Athanassakis
Athanassakis’s Homeric Hymns offers primary-period poetic context and supplementary ancient poems related to Homeric...
Shelf signal: Ancient Greece
6. Omeros
Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott’s Omeros reframes epic form in modern poetry, showing the Odyssey’s influence and providing a literary...
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin American Poetry
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