Comparing translations with The Illiad by Homer | Staff Selects
About this episode
The episode discusses various translations of The Illiad by Homer and compares them.
Glad to have you listening with us today! There has been some interesting online discourse over The Odyssey about translation choices and such, which made me want to talk about the nature of translations and compare a few. So here we are, today I plan to read to you a few of the prominant tranlations for The Illiad by Homer, and compare notes on a few of my favorites. So stick with me on this more rambly one, and I hope you enjoy! We hope you enjoy this sneak peak, and as always if you enjoy the story then we invite you to visit your local library and ask them to reserve it for you! If you can't find it at your library, then you will want to follow my Project Gutenberg guide, so please check it out to learn more! - Check out the Library Systems official website where you can find links to free resources, school and career guides, and news about our upcoming events! https://www.pawls.org/ -Follow us on YouTube and enjoy our backlog of digital story hours and other great content! https:// www.youtube.com/@pawls365 Original background track is The Talons Of…
People in this episode
Host: McComb Public Library
Topics covered
- translations
- The Illiad
- Homer
- literature
- comparison
- reading
Keywords
- translations
- The Illiad
- Homer
- literature
- Project Gutenberg
- library
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Project Gutenberg
Books & works: The Illiad
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