Which translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey is the best? Seriously,

Lattimore.

>>9557591
Lagerlöf

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Read the first page of different translations and stick with the one you prefer.

There's no "best"

>>9557591
Lattimore for Iliad and Fitzgerald for the Odyssey.

Pope for both on your second go.

Every day this thread.

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>Akhilleus

>>9557761
>Buying a book twice
Literally why?

>>9558095
"It is a pretty poem Mister Pope, but it is not Homer."

For the uninitiated reader, Fitzgerald

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>>9557880
>Ulysses

>>9557743
Wow, I sure am feeling the power of your moderate wisdom.

>>9558132
Why Fizzy G?

Bump, I need explanations on why you recommend a certain translation.

>>9557743
you are an ass hat

Fagles. Not memeing or joking.

>Best sounding.
>Most accessible.
>Best and most thorough intros.

It doesn't matter about 100% literal translations or poetic ones. The Iliad and Odyssey are stsories that had been passed down for generations and probably changed all the time. Its the story that is important, and Fagles makes them the most entertaining.

>>9558127

>Homer as a person who sat down and wrote the books.

Wrong.