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What advantages does a prose translation have over a verse

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Anonymous 2017-08-04 08:21:08 Post No. 9849383 [Report]
What advantages does a prose translation have over a verse translation?
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Anonymous 2017-08-04 08:42:44 Post No.9849461
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Anonymous 2017-08-04 08:42:44 Post No.9849461 [Report]
Easier to read. Plus there's no point in reading verse that was translated.
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Anonymous 2017-08-04 08:55:40 Post No.9849508
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Anonymous 2017-08-04 08:55:40 Post No.9849508 [Report]
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Verse translations require more effort and are almost always better because of it Fagles is basically prose but he at least tried to keep poetic elements. Lattimore was autistic about meter so sometimes it reads poorly.
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