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minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoHit that Pope translation. Heroic couplets ftw.
minus-squareGrabthar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoWell, I am due for a re-read. Thanks for the suggestion!
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 day agoIt 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.
Fitzgerald or Lattimore?
Hit that Pope translation. Heroic couplets ftw.
Well, I am due for a re-read. Thanks for the suggestion!
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.