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Abdulla asked this question about The Iliad:
Which translation(s) would you recommend?
Casey Newsom a really helpful article on some of the basic differences between the translations by Pope, Lattimore, Fagles, and Mitchell here: http://www.newyorker…morea really helpful article on some of the basic differences between the translations by Pope, Lattimore, Fagles, and Mitchell here: http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

I've read Butler in full, and really liked it. I went to the bookstore and read snippets from each of the four above after I first read the article; knowing what made each one great, I enjoyed them all. Lattimore was the only one I probably won't ever read in full; too boggy, if you will. Mitchell is wonderful but I'm bothered by his omissions. But otherwise I could not say which ones are best; it really is a matter of personal preference: the best one is the one that you connect with the most. To everyone who asks this question I send them the above article and tell them to go down to the store and spend some time with each one to figure it out for themselves.(less)
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