/lit/ - Literature

Their fighting aside, for those interested in reading and studying Homer's Iliad I would encourage them to read William Cowper's Translation, which can be found here:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16452/16452-h/16452-h.htm#book05

For an English speaker, it is the closest we can get to reading Homer in the original Greek. I hope those unfamiliar with Homer and the Iliad can read and enjoy this awesome story, with this great scholastic edition that has very informative annotations.

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I'm just telling him what he needs to hear, not necessarily what he wants to hear. No great author ever asked himself "how do I write well?" It was instinctual and born in their nature. The thought never even occured to them: they were guided by their natural genius, and simply did it. Do you think Homer thought to himself "gee, how do I write well?" Of course not. Guided by his passion and natural genius he composed a poem that all of humanity throughout all ages has admired. Yes, there is much to labor towards in the perfection of any art. But no one ever had to ask how to do it.