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How is the new Anabasis? I love that book but can’t recommend it to non nerds because it doesn’t flow quite right for a modern book. Education of Cyrus similar
by dr_dshiv 5y ago
How is the new Anabasis?
I love that book but can’t recommend it to non nerds because it doesn’t flow quite right for a modern book. Education of Cyrus similarly. I LOVE these books but they take a little patience. Ironically, the Socratic Dialogues of Xenophon read easier than Plato’s.
Now, Golden Ass (Apuleius- trans. Robert Graves) reads like a modern book. Amazing.
- Amezarak 5y agoI haven’t actually read the book itself yet, I’ve just been going through the appendices. :) I actually first read the Loeb Classics version, which was great considering how much a book like that benefits from stuff like maps! The Landmark Edition from what I’ve skimmed through of the actual translation looks like the usual quality fare - I always recommend them, though I was a little disappointed with their Gallic Wars; Caesar is made a little too informal, I wish they had just used an existing translation. I do need to get to the Golden Ass, thanks for the reminder, and that’ll be the translation I go for based on your recommendation. :)