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Unread 10-22-2012, 12:10 PM
Bill Carpenter Bill Carpenter is offline
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Default 36. The Iliad, tr. Richmond Lattimore

As promised. Thanks, Tony.

There is a taut compression to Lattimore's Iliad that provides an archaic flavor to the non-reader of Greek and creates an atmosphere of combustible energy. Some prefer it to the more recent translations. Hector's prophecy to Andromache is especially good.
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