tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post6123074223751076051..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: The Odyssey by HomerFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-76878643147474146682009-11-04T22:02:00.633-05:002009-11-04T22:02:00.633-05:00I don't remember what translation we read in h...I don't remember what translation we read in high school but it was not memorable. <br /><br />I bought myself a Dover Thrift copy of The Iliad and the Odyssey (both were in prose) when I was a poor college student thinking "I should own a copy of these books." Um, I couldn't get past the first few pages and I got rid of them pretty quick. not worth the money I thought I was saving...<br /><br />Looking forward to reading Fitzgerald as well!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-49523411163646095342009-11-04T21:57:54.542-05:002009-11-04T21:57:54.542-05:00I think this Fitzgerald is great. Did you have a ...I think this Fitzgerald is great. Did you have a prose version? Because those always suck.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-43438965618939299332009-11-02T22:51:03.571-05:002009-11-02T22:51:03.571-05:00I read The Odyssey in high school and I think the ...I read The Odyssey in high school and I think the true tragedy is that we did have an awful out of date translation! I read The Iliad and The Odyssey trans by Fagles last year and LOVED them.<br /><br />I've often heard people disregard The Iliad as just about war and I completely disagree, jsut like what you say about Odyssey. There is so much there if you're looking for it. (I prefer the Iliad, but I do enjoy the Odyssey as well!)Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.com