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I'm curious how Wilson's version of book 13's "the waves" [1] compares with earlier translations. There's a lot of "sound" words (both onomatopoeia and more sub
by atombender 3y ago
I'm curious how Wilson's version of book 13's "the waves" [1] compares with earlier translations. There's a lot of "sound" words (both onomatopoeia and more subtle use of alliteration, patterns, or stresses) in the original Greek that translations either struggle to convey, or choose to ignore.
[1] https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/englishing-the-iliad-grading-four-rival-translations https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/englishing-the-i...