Im just so happy to find your substack! Really, I'm deeply in love with Homer, ancient Greek texts in general too, and this post is wonderful. Happy to see Dué, Gregory Nagy (whom I absolutely admire and love) mentioned here✨
What is your favorite of the available English translations of this line?
What do you make of Emily Wilson’s translation both of the individual words of the line; the tone, the context, how it fits in her poem, how it reflects the original Greek?
Im just so happy to find your substack! Really, I'm deeply in love with Homer, ancient Greek texts in general too, and this post is wonderful. Happy to see Dué, Gregory Nagy (whom I absolutely admire and love) mentioned here✨
Casey and Greg are both great scholars and awesome people too!
I discovered your substack yesterday because that tweet and it has been an amazing find. This is so educational.
What is your favorite of the available English translations of this line?
What do you make of Emily Wilson’s translation both of the individual words of the line; the tone, the context, how it fits in her poem, how it reflects the original Greek?