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submitted 9 months ago by to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Fitzgerald or Lattimore?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Hit that Pope translation. Heroic couplets ftw.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Well, I am due for a re-read. Thanks for the suggestion!

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    It is a great tight translation to the text. Pope uses the Roman names for most of the characters which I find a turn off. But Pope's translation is really tight considering his iambic AA BB CC limitations. It is really an amazing work of English.

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