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Do you want a new translation of The Odyssey? Yes, yes you want this new translation by Emily Wilson, if only for the 90 page Introduction/Translator’s Note. But the poem is very readable, set in iambic pentameter, so it keeps the formality of the original while easy to read. Notes and a list of names at the back (plus a few maps) help out if you feel lost. This is the first translation of The Odyssey into English by a woman and I think it’ll last for a while. Thanks to Kyle @w.w.norton 😽😽 for s
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Sep 19, 2007
Dora
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Book group recommendation - accessible translation.
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Darryl Knudsen
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Erica
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Melissa Wiebe
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