Homer and his translations

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Homer and his translations Anonymous Mon Jul 27 16:15:07 2020 No.15976018 [Reply] [Original]

Hello. I'm reading the Illiad, translated by Pope and would like to know, from a person who read Homer in ancient Greek, how much does this - or other - translation differ from the original text.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 16:16:13 2020 No.15976028 >>15976018 You're a fucking retard if you read Pope for the accuracy. lmao @ your life.

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 17:49:07 2020 No.15976845
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>>15976018

Pope's translation isn't very good

Poetry doesn't need to rhyme. Pope both degrades and butchers Homer.

Robert Fitzgerald has a better translation

Before anyone starts hurling insults about "wine-dark", you should know that the Greeks saw different colors than we do today.

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