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[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hit that Pope translation. Heroic couplets ftw.

[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, I am due for a re-read. Thanks for the suggestion!

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It is a great tight translation to the text. Pope uses the Roman names for most of the characters which I find a turn off. But Pope's translation is really tight considering his iambic AA BB CC limitations. It is really an amazing work of English.