> Fagles is my favorite of the two, because he gave me more of what I wanted: high diction and mythic tone. Fair :). Lol I’ve been constantly re-reading The Lo

> Fagles is my favorite of the two, because he gave me more of what I wanted: high diction and mythic tone. Fair :). Lol I’ve been constantly re-reading The Lord of the Rings for the same reason :). And I’ve read (Fagles, I think) The Iliad for the same reasons. You may have already, but if not check out the Seamus Heaney translation of ‘Beowulf.’ He doesn’t do “high diction” or “mythic tone”, but, imho, he’s managed to give the story a quite “epic tone” in a very contemporary and earthy fashion. It’s also a short / fun / fast read.