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Last summer I read a translation that tries to keep the rhyme and rythm. For parts I just got enchanted and kept reading and reading way longer than normal for

by lnauta 3y ago

Last summer I read a translation that tries to keep the rhyme and rythm. For parts I just got enchanted and kept reading and reading way longer than normal for me. How great it would be to hear this from someone who memorised it.

jeroenhd 3y ago
There are still people who try. There are videos online of people who have memorised the ancient Greek (with modern accents, of course), like https://youtu.be/Zzal-36eIoY https://youtu.be/Zzal-36eIoY. I think at some point Boris Johnson of all people started reciting a bit of the Iliad during an interview at some point. Don't expect the full version on Youtube, though; the 24 books seem to all take an hour of each, and I don't think anyone has cared to spend a full day reading ancient Greek into a microphone yet, let alone recite it for an audience. Unfortunately, I can't really find an audiobook version of the English translation of the Iliad. Perhaps AI can be used for chores like this, as human speakers would probably lose the rhythm often, which I imagine must make accurate audiobook recordings in this style quite difficult.
- kibwen 3y ago
  I would love to hear an attempt at writing brand-new modern literature that was written in the style of oral tradition, with strict meter and rhyme to aid in memorization. Imagine sci-fi in the style of Homer!
  - lupire 3y ago
    This is a triumph. I'm making a note here: huge success.
- petesergeant 3y ago
  > Boris Johnson of all people Wasn’t he a Classics scholar at arguably the best university in the world? That’s exactly who’d I expect to be able to recite it! Edit: “Johnson won a scholarship to study Literae Humaniores at Balliol College, Oxford, a four-year course in Classics, ancient languages, literature, history, and philosophy” … also won an academic prize for Classics at Eton, which is notably academically rigorous
- wheelinsupial 3y ago
  Are you referring to an actual interview with Boris Johnson or are you referring to the debate with Mary Beard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k448JqQyj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k448JqQyj8
  - jeroenhd 3y ago
    I forgot the exact context, I just knew it seemed to come out of nowhere. I think it's this tidbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJQ0TcBmqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJQ0TcBmqU

by lnauta 3y ago

jeroenhd 3y ago

There are still people who try. There are videos online of people who have memorised the ancient Greek (with modern accents, of course), like https://youtu.be/Zzal-36eIoY https://youtu.be/Zzal-36eIoY. I think at some point Boris Johnson of all people started reciting a bit of the Iliad during an interview at some point. Don't expect the full version on Youtube, though; the 24 books seem to all take an hour of each, and I don't think anyone has cared to spend a full day reading ancient Greek into a microphone yet, let alone recite it for an audience. Unfortunately, I can't really find an audiobook version of the English translation of the Iliad. Perhaps AI can be used for chores like this, as human speakers would probably lose the rhythm often, which I imagine must make accurate audiobook recordings in this style quite difficult.

kibwen 3y ago
I would love to hear an attempt at writing brand-new modern literature that was written in the style of oral tradition, with strict meter and rhyme to aid in memorization. Imagine sci-fi in the style of Homer!
- lupire 3y ago
  This is a triumph. I'm making a note here: huge success.
petesergeant 3y ago
> Boris Johnson of all people Wasn’t he a Classics scholar at arguably the best university in the world? That’s exactly who’d I expect to be able to recite it! Edit: “Johnson won a scholarship to study Literae Humaniores at Balliol College, Oxford, a four-year course in Classics, ancient languages, literature, history, and philosophy” … also won an academic prize for Classics at Eton, which is notably academically rigorous
wheelinsupial 3y ago
Are you referring to an actual interview with Boris Johnson or are you referring to the debate with Mary Beard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k448JqQyj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k448JqQyj8
- jeroenhd 3y ago
  I forgot the exact context, I just knew it seemed to come out of nowhere. I think it's this tidbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJQ0TcBmqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJQ0TcBmqU