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What is a good translation of the Odyssey
Posted on 7/21/26 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 7/21/26 at 1:42 pm
Wanting to reread the story after watching the movie. I last read ‘The Adventures of Ulysses’ by Bernard Evslin back in middle school.
I am looking for a similar prose, easy to read version, geared for adults. Any recs?
I am looking for a similar prose, easy to read version, geared for adults. Any recs?
Posted on 7/21/26 at 5:14 pm to ArmydawgMD
You should read it in the original Greek?
Jk
Jk
Posted on 7/22/26 at 6:07 am to ArmydawgMD
I read the Robert Fagles translation and really enjoyed it
Posted on 7/22/26 at 6:48 am to ArmydawgMD
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I am looking for a similar prose, easy to read version, geared for adults. Any recs?
Fagles
Posted on 7/22/26 at 6:19 pm to cfish140
I bought the Fagles version,. Thanks for the rec 
Posted on 7/23/26 at 6:21 pm to ArmydawgMD
The standard is still the best: the Penguin Classics version translated by E.V. Rieu (who started the whole Penguin Classics line). Read it in college and I don't think anyone has improved on it. Still have my beloved old paperback copy.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 9:54 pm to DesScorp
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The standard is still the best: the Penguin Classics version translated by E.V. Rieu (who started the whole Penguin Classics line). Read it in college and I don't think anyone has improved on it. Still have my beloved old paperback copy.
To be clear, this is not the standard. It translated the Odyssey into prose instead of poetry and alters characters to better reflect modern values. I'm not saying it's bad (I haven't read it and I would like to), but the format is about the biggest alteration to a text you can make. And changing characters to be more relatable to modern audiences is typically considered a mortal sin on TD.
Posted on 7/29/26 at 8:26 pm to Jay Are
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And changing characters to be more relatable to modern audiences is typically considered a mortal sin on TD.
That "modern" audience lived 80 years ago. That's how long it's been since he published his translation.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 7:25 pm to ArmydawgMD
I'm really liking W. H. D. Rouse.
Reads more like prose than poetry so its easier for me to process.
Reads more like prose than poetry so its easier for me to process.
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