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embarrassing that i named my cats scylla ans charybdis without having read it

…but people say the new Emily Wilson translation is great. Source: even more embarrassing that I’m dating a Classics PhD and still haven’t done it.

@tortitude

Jun 22, 2024

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@llq

first and foremost, obsessssssed w the cats so cute! thank you for the recommendation 💋, i was lucky enough to actually meet her she was so cool. i’ll pick one up tomorrow but i reckon ill also pick up the penguin classic ver (don’t hate me) because that’s how i first read iliad and aeneid. thank you so so so much xoxoxoxooxo

Jun 22, 2024

@tortitude

llq whoa you met!? That’s very cool, she says not having read it. I should really make that happen soon (for my former cats’ honor if anything!).

Jun 22, 2024

@tortitude

tortitude oh and that’ll be good if it’s Fagles. I did manage his Aeneid in high school Latin and I remember really enjoying it.

Jun 22, 2024

@llq

tortitude i studied augustus and homeric texts in my highschool and got super into it so i was like i neeeed to do the big three! i think reading the aeneid would be so much more fun if i got the odyssey style stuff in it better. we could so do a lil odyssey book club and start reading it together!! i'm procrastinating so bad with it!

Jun 22, 2024

@tortitude

llq I’d adore that! Nothing like accountability to make it happen…maybe lol

Jun 23, 2024

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Emily Wilson's Iliad

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@louiseanna

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Emily wilson

I prefer Emily Wilson’s Odyssey and it was the edition I taught from when I taught the Odyssey for a university class— her language is accessible/readable and very intentional, and I think she approaches classics through a womanist lens that really makes her edition stand out. But it depends on what you’re looking for; some author prioritize maintaining style/form in translation, others are literal, and it depends on what you prefer to read.