5/30/2023 0 Comments Best translation of the odyssey![]() ![]() It’s so long ago! I was enjoying it before I found myself plunging into the Fagles translation of The Iliad. This was very well received when it was published, being described by Time as One of the best books of 1996. ![]() But in pursuit of that objective I embarked on the Robert Fagles translation. But, as I discovered, that’s a lifetime’s undertaking that I was not prepared for. Reading that great work I was intrigued to pursue how it related to the original poem. Lack of stamina? Poor translations? Who knows. I’ve tried to read The Odyssey a few times before, but been distracted before getting to the finishing line. I received this very handsomely presented hard cover book for Christmas. I’ve been reading The Odyssey the new translation by Emily Wilson, the first by a woman in English. ![]()
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