Thread: New Translation Of The Iliad
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Old 10-25-2011, 01:36 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Kevin8or View Post
There are a lot of translations. Mile L prefers E.V. Rieu. ctol prefers Robert Fitzgerald. I've never read the Iliad and want to read it. It may sound silly, but the variety of translations is a reason that I've hesitated. Help me pick a translator?
That and the fact that I simply can't stand reading poetry. I think it's fine for short verses, but a whole book... I'm bored after even one page and completely lost about the story...

I know I once read the Illiad and Odyssey in modern prose, but I can't find any ebooks like that now...
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