Denzera

long-distance relationships are about the worst thing guys and girls can inflict on each other.

good luck with that.

and I hear you on the quality argument. New York in general is sort of like that.

Casey2889

wait its 1-12? really?

LW Trojan

sorry to bump such an old thread, but does anyone know if we have to read the actual Iliad or a modern day translation?

LW Trojan

forget it - answered my own question.

Epaminondas

Do you know Ancient Greek (it's even harder than Latin)?

You should be happy to know that Richmond Lattimore's translation is considered the best English (verse) translation out there.

LW Trojan

By "actual Iliad" I met the original English translation, not Ancient Greek...

Epaminondas

There are so many English translations of the Iliad, and since they are translations not one is better or more authentic than the others. It really depends on the reader's taste, level, and purpose.

The "original English translation" is the one by George Chapman, translated at the start of the seventeenth century. It's a verse translation, and trust me, you won't finish reading it before you graduate from Columbia.