Comments on: The Odyssey by Homer, Translated by Robert Fagles (James’s book 27, 2008) http://www.26books.com/2008/09/the-odyssey-by-homer-translated-by-robert-fagles-jamess-book-26-2008/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:10:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Wandering Reader http://www.26books.com/2008/09/the-odyssey-by-homer-translated-by-robert-fagles-jamess-book-26-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-14443 The Wandering Reader Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:07:03 +0000 http://www.26books.com/?p=306#comment-14443 Yay! It's wonderful to see that admiration for The Odyssey is alive and well. :) I think that The Odyssey is simply timeless and will continue to be a staple for readers everywhere. Thanks for your thoughtful review and your disection of the translation; I was especially interested in your observation that "Fagles favours translation into blank verse, and tries to retain the metre of the original text." I would be interested to look at Fagles translation alongside a translation from 50 years ago and see the difference. Anyways, thanks again for the great post! - The Wandering Reader Yay! It’s wonderful to see that admiration for The Odyssey is alive and well. :) I think that The Odyssey is simply timeless and will continue to be a staple for readers everywhere.

Thanks for your thoughtful review and your disection of the translation; I was especially interested in your observation that “Fagles favours translation into blank verse, and tries to retain the metre of the original text.” I would be interested to look at Fagles translation alongside a translation from 50 years ago and see the difference.

Anyways, thanks again for the great post!

- The Wandering Reader

]]> By: James http://www.26books.com/2008/09/the-odyssey-by-homer-translated-by-robert-fagles-jamess-book-26-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-11988 James Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:30:13 +0000 http://www.26books.com/?p=306#comment-11988 Whoops! Fixed now, thanks! Whoops! Fixed now, thanks!

]]> By: Cathy http://www.26books.com/2008/09/the-odyssey-by-homer-translated-by-robert-fagles-jamess-book-26-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-11987 Cathy Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:14:15 +0000 http://www.26books.com/?p=306#comment-11987 James, this is your Book 27 - you've got two Book 24s! Cathy X James, this is your Book 27 – you’ve got two Book 24s!

Cathy X

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