what is the best translation of the illiad and odyssey?

Rage, Goddess

super classic options: chapman, pope

classic: lattimore iliad, fitzgerald odyssey

popular: fagles

recently published to high praise: caroline alexander

>>8818698
What are their differences?

Fitzgerald, Fagles, Lattimore. Lattimore is the most literal, Fitzgerald takes the most poetic license, Fagles is in between. Lattimore is generally the go-to scholarly English translation due to its methodology (being very literal). All three are wonderful and any would be a good introduction to Homer. Find excerpts from each and see which you like the most and go with that one.

Iliad has one "l" in it.

What are /lit/'s thoughts on Rouse?

>>8818496
Why not have your pick yourself?
http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/homer/homertranslations.htm

>>8818735
Basically this

>>8818496

Alexander Pope