So after a lot of research and thinking, I have finally decided to buy Robert Fitzgerald's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Have I made the right decision? Or Will I regret later?
You fell for it, Fagles is the best.
>>7845802
learn greek
>>7845802
>>7845818
>Not reading the only good version
The new Peter Green translation looks pretty decent. Only in hardcover currently so I've been waiting to pick it up, but the previews I've seen are very good. Kind of like Lattimore but slightly more poetic.
>>7845802
As long as you're actually reading it, the issue of what translation you get is secondary. But be sure to fucking read it.
Lombardo is the best.
>>7845855
No.
>>7845802
You made a good decision. There are plenty of great translations.
Fagles, Fitzgerald, Lattimore are 3 that you can't really go wrong with.
A true patrician reads all three translations Lat,Fag,Fitz
>>7846843
>You done right. Harold Bloom recommended
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