>Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles,
murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses,
hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls,
great fighters’ souls, but made their bodies carrion,
feasts for the dogs and birds,

>>24551762 (OP)
What’s that female translator called again that causes a lot of butthurt among /lit/ards?

>>24551762 (OP)
Fagles translation is bland and boring.

>>24551772
which one do you prefer?

>>24551785
Emily Wilson

>>24551797
so you hadn't read it before 2023? Get out of my board newfag

>>24551785

>>24551785
Lattimore, obv.

>>24551768
emily wilson aka the official reddit translation

>>24551762 (OP)
Wrong one
>Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring
>Of woes unnumbered, heavenly goddess, sing!
>That wrath which hurled to Pluto's gloomy reign
>The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain;
>Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore,
>Devouring dogs and hungry vultures tore.
>Since great Achilles and Atrides strove,
>Such was the sovereign doom, and such the will of Jove!

>>24551999
This the Emily chick? Not bad at all

>>24551785
Fitzgerald

>>24551772
/lit/ sure does love hating the best translation of stories, just like P&V

>>24552012
No, this is Samuel Johnson's favorite translation

>>24551999
As an ESLfag, this was much harder to decrypt than Fagles/Lattimore

>>24551980
>tattooed bitch
D R O P P E D

>>24551762 (OP)
Fagles?

>>24551797
That's even more bland and boring lmao nice b8

>>24552012
She wishes
>>24552017
>P&V
Their Dostoyevsky sucks. Their War and Peace is decent but that's about it.

This is Emily. Clear as spring water. Thanks.

>>24552405
Damn, it really is reddit like >>24551980 said