The Iliad translation
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Hello lads, which english translation of the Iliad do you recommend me to read? would it be a prose or verse one? i'm not a scholar nor a student of this particular field, so i want something that doesn't have too many complex vocabulary as english isn't my first language
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>>7450820
looked around and stumbled upon Mitchell's translation, i liked it as a verse, but i also have fagles', which one as a beginner should i go for?
>>7450879
bump
>>7450813
Do I need to read the Iliad before tackling the Odyssey?
>>7450933
Yes because the Odyssey is a sequel. :s
>>7450933
Do you need to put socks on before underwear?
>need
Jesus, what a stupid question.
>>7450933
Yes. And Iliad is better.
>>7451057
Fagles is good
>>7451057
Fagels is fine. These things are debated endlessly but he's a powerful Homer in modern idiom and probably the best translation out there, excluding Pope which is kind of a new poem entirety.
>>7452568
What about fitzgerald?
>>7453184
Better than Fagles. Look at some exerpts to pick your favourite.
>>7453187
Thanks bruv I like you, have a good day!
