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Which translation(s) would you recommend?
John Prendergast Deciding which translation of the Iliad is best means comparing the English words of one against those of another, which leaves the reader blind. Are …moreDeciding which translation of the Iliad is best means comparing the English words of one against those of another, which leaves the reader blind. Are you really reading what Homer said? Choice must rely on taste or on which one seems to sound better. To open the eyes, the website at https://iliad-translations.com reveals the quality and fidelity of ten leading English translations, including those from Lattimore, Fagles, Lombardo and Fitzgerald, by comparing passages from each to the others and to the original Homeric Greek.
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