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I studied engineering in undergrad, and have only become interested in "classics" for the past couple of years. Homer is great. I've only read Fagles' translati
by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
I studied engineering in undergrad, and have only become interested in "classics" for the past couple of years. Homer is great. I've only read Fagles' translation, but plan on Pope next. I've been amazed at how much reading the classics has affected the way I view the world. I find stories and references popping into my head all the time, and when they do you feel this great connection to centuries (millenia!) of humanity.
I look forward to expanding a bit outside of the Western Canon. Also, one wonders about the many stories that have been lost over the centuries.
When I read, I like to collect quotations. My quotes from the Odyssey are here: https://goodlifeodyssey.com/the-odyssey https://goodlifeodyssey.com/the-odyssey
- jmeister 6y ago+1 on feeling the connection to history. You will like Sappho(if you haven’t read it already).
- goodlifeodyssey 6y agoThanks! I've read most of this collection of Greek Lyric fragments: https://books.google.com/books/about/Greek_Lyric.html?id=-aYtAwAAQBAJ https://books.google.com/books/about/Greek_Lyric.html?id=-aY... If I recall, there are only a handful of fragments from Sappho that survived. Is this what you were referring to? (Or perhaps I a mistaken and the collection I had only included a few.)
- dri_ft 6y agoIndeed, we only have a tiny amount of Sappho by volume, a slim pamphlet's worth, mostly fragments of a line or two. Heartbreakingly.