The Greeks are really pulling ahead. Come on: Arma virumque canite!
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The Greeks are really pulling ahead. Come on: Arma virumque canite!
Hey, why isn't the other good Roman writer on the voting list?
Are you saying there is only one other good Roman writer? Are you talking about Ovid? Because there are scores of great Roman writers, as there are Greeks.
Ah ha! You knew it was Ovid!
(I'm just joking. Mostly.)
I have The Iliad sitting on my to read pile, not The Odyssey. I wish I could change my vote.
Also, I don't think Ovid is on there because there was recently a pretty active group reading of Metamorphoses.
Tired of the Odyssey. Read it last about a month ago.
Going once...
I can certainly handle a re-reading of the Odyssey - now which version to choose? Rieu perhaps, best Prose translation there is.
Check this out. They give the first line from most of the translators.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English...tions_of_Homer
Hahahaha!
That prudent Hero's wandering, Muse, rehearse,
Who (Troy b'ing sack'd) coasting the Universe,
Those who think it's over, it isn't. It's tied, because someone who voted for Odyssey only has 15 posts.
hmm...I thought the poll automatically blocked you from voting in these cases...ah well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
In the event of a tie, do we vote on a tie-breaker?
Scheh will pick the winner.
Usually flip a coin but considering that we still have 24 hours to go, things might change.
Also, Mutatis is right... Votes casts by those with less than 50 posts will be disregarded.
I am excited about reading Theban Plays... Read them more than 20 years ago during my first year at university.
It's too bad Oedipus at Colonus drags this trilogy down, but Antigone makes up for it