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Simon Armitage 10/28/26(Wed)08:46:18 No.25617844

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Simon Armitage Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)08:46:18 No.25617844 Archived

>>25617862 >>25617964 >>25618036 >>25618722 >>25619388

Just finished this amazing rendition of the Epic.

Whoever's read it, which translation of the Iliad and Odyssey would you recommend that resembles Armitage's poetic, semi-transliterative style? I read Wilson's Iliad last year and it left more to be desired. Is Fagles my guy?

Anonymous
10/28/26(Wed)08:59:11 No.25617862

Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)08:59:11 No.25617862

>>25617844
Haven't read Armitage.
Generally, I would recommend Lattimore's translation of Homer. If you want something more poetic, you can give Alexander Pope's translation a try as it is a masterwork of English poetry. Third place would probably be Chapman's translations as they occupy a place between the academic nature of Lattimore and the poetic genius of Pope.

Anonymous
10/28/26(Wed)09:08:27 No.25617877

Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)09:08:27 No.25617877

Logue's War Music

Anonymous
10/28/26(Wed)09:59:37 No.25617964

Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)09:59:37 No.25617964

>>25617844
Emily Wilson is the go to, but you hate filled chuds are a pest!!

Anonymous
10/28/26(Wed)10:22:13 No.25617998

Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)10:22:13 No.25617998

25617964
Do better.

Anonymous
10/28/26(Wed)10:46:26 No.25618036

Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)10:46:26 No.25618036

>>25617844
Pope is based.
Fagles turns Homer into capeshit. It is good enough for your first read but you should read more literal/poetic translations, too.

Anonymous
10/28/26(Wed)16:28:09 No.25618722

Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)16:28:09 No.25618722

>>25617844
beautiful cover

Anonymous
10/28/26(Wed)19:55:59 No.25619005

Anonymous 10/28/26(Wed)19:55:59 No.25619005

Is this an ad?

Anonymous
10/29/26(Thu)00:18:59 No.25619388

Anonymous 10/29/26(Thu)00:18:59 No.25619388

>>25617844
That's random but cool, I'll read it.