Love Loebs but I'm a little sad I first read Hesiod and a few others in these translations first. There's something endearing about the rather academic, literal

Love Loebs but I'm a little sad I first read Hesiod and a few others in these translations first. There's something endearing about the rather academic, literal versions but having since read others and seen the value of a good translator, I wish I could go back and read them for the first time understanding in something approaching the fluidity and tone of the originals. Another thing, you know something is a classic when you can sell the same book for a century and still never find a cheap copy anywhere! I feel like I never see Loebs below $10 unless they're trashed and noted up.