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Mendelsohn (Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities, Bard Coll.), translator of the Greek poet C.P. Cavafy, frequent New Yorker contributor, and award-winning author of works including The Lost, here explores the enduring relevance of Homer's Odyssey through a memoir broadly parodying the ancient poem's narrative structure. It centers on the author's father, Jay, deciding to enroll in the freshman Odyssey seminar his son teaches, challenging Mendelso...Log In or Sign Up to Read More