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The best one by far, IMHO, but speaking as a classicist, is Richard Lattimore's. If you can't read the Greek original (and, alas, those who can are an ever-shrinking minority), Lattimore's version is about as close as you can get to the "feel" of the original. It is available as an ebook. His "Odyssey" is also the best, in my view.
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Robert A. Heinlein's Juveniles (Scribner) & Patric Rothfuss' The Kingkiller Chronicle
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Just starting to read Albert Camus "Resistance, Rebellion and Death", which includes some of his Combat editorials, speeches, etc.
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05-09-2013, 07:18 PM | #16510 | |
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The translation I have read is by Robert Fagles. It's in verse and has many footnotes. I also bought but haven't yet read the Lattimore translation. I've read that it shows as much fidelity to Greek as is possible with the English language. I know that it uses spellings that you may not be accustomed to (Menelaos for Menelaus, Aias for Ajax) because many English translations use spellings that have been influenced by Latin. I've flipped through a contemporary translation by Stanley Lombardo. It's very visceral and even slangy. Here are a couple of Mobileread threads that also discuss translations: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185961 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=175779 |
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I just wanted to re-post something that I sent to alansplace the other day;
Just wanted to say 'thanks.' You've always spoken of the Dresden Files so highly, and so a couple of years ago I 'tried' to read 'Storm Front' but couldn't get past the first 50 pages. But you continued to rain praise on the series, so a year later I tried again. Same results and I figured, well, it just wasn't my cup of tea. It happens... But last week someone gave me an audiobook of 'Storm Front.' I've been walking for exercise, between 5-10km a day, usually listening to music to walk along with. But instead, I loaded up the audio book, and got so engrossed with it that I kept walking, and wound up walking almost 18km! Absolutely delightful story! My feet are killing me, but I can't wait to get back to it on my walk today. I'll certainly try to read the next in the series, but if that doesn't work, I'm sure the audiobook will! Thanks for being so persistent in your recommendation of the series. Stitchawl |
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"Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold" |
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