The odyssey translated by robert fitzgerald the ten year war waged by the greeks against troy culminating in the overthrow of the city is now itself ten years in the past helen whose flight to. I enjoyed this translation of the odyssey as much as fagles perhaps even a little more because fitzgeralds trade as a poet sings throughout but thats a matter of personal taste really and what can i say about the odyssey that hasnt already been said other than if you havent read it and you love game of thrones lord of the rings harry potter and so on you should. Robert fitzgeralds is the best and best loved modern translation of the odyssey and the only one admired in its own right as a great poem in english fitzgeralds supple verse is ideally suited to the story of odysseus long journey back to his wife and home after the trojan war homers tale of love adventure food and drink sensual pleasure and mortal danger reaches the english language . This translation of the odessey by robert fitzgerald is the one used for the opening quotation in o brother where art thou bought this for my partner who is delighted with it in his view and many others fitzgeralds translation written in iambic pentameter is the best. This translation of the odessey by robert fitzgerald is the one used for the opening quotation in o brother where art thou bought this for my partner who is delighted with it in his view and many others fitzgeralds translation written in iambic pentameter is the best