Thread: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts: Let's talk about The Iliad
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:11 AM   #11
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Thanks BenG. I updated my post above to include some info about Rouse since I had a question mark by it before.
The Rouse translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey were the first versions of Homer that I read when I was a teenager. I would recommend them to someone who wants a prose translation. The only other version that I've read is the Fagles' translation.
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