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Poetic License in Translating Homer

Poetic License in Translating Homer

An exploration of what it means to translate the greatest author of the ancient world.

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Alex Nusky
Feb 19, 2022
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Poetic License in Translating Homer
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Great translators are hard to come by. This is not a slight against any author in particular; corruptions to the main premise of a text should be expected when an outside hand makes changes. Certain problems can be ameliorated through contact with the original author if the work is contemporary, but having to deal with works written before your language…

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