Okay, I’m packing and painting like a maniac. Boy…So I am packing some books right now, and I found my copy of the Iliad.<\/p>\n
THIS is the BEST translation. Let me tell you. I bought this copy in the Royal Museum in London. What better place, I thought. What a good souvenir. The british have long been mad about translating greek classics.<\/p>\n
So, I had this unread copy. I read a little bit, but I didn’t read too far until I had to take the classics class at my univerisity. The teacher had a copy of the Iliad at the bookstore. I thought I would use the one I already.<\/p>\n
Then, at a study group where we were getting ready for the quiz, I read a piece from my book. The other students dropped their jaws and said, “Whoa! That’s not what my books says at all!”<\/p>\n
THIER translations were totally opaque. THey all passed around my book and said I was lucky.<\/p>\n
SO, if you want to read the Iliad like it was meant to be read, all exciting and interesting, get this translation. It’s really great.<\/p>\n
And the Iliad is a good book to read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Okay, I’m packing and painting like a maniac. Boy…So I am packing some books right now, and I found my copy of the Iliad. THIS is the BEST translation. Let me tell you. I bought this copy in the Royal … Continue reading