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Graywacke
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Several contemporary (2002) poets translating Horace's Odes freely. All must have some knowledge of Latin. All were born from ~1920 to ~1965. So a bunch of older classically inclined poets. Each translation is a combination of Horace's and the poet's meanings. Overall it leaves an interesting impression, and I enjoyed that. I‘ve been working through this since Jan 13, a little bit each morning.

Suet624 Great job on your commitment to checking in on this every morning. I always end up petering out at some point 3d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3d
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Trashcanman
The Satires | Juvenal
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Leftcoastzen Word ! 2w
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Birdsong28
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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Graywacke
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Something I found used in California and have been paging through

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Hanna-B Hello puppy dog 🐶🐶 2mo
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Doppoetry
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Mehso-so

This could have been a really interesting spiritual successor (at the time) to Homer, but this read more like Roman Empire propaganda than an original work.

Virgil does have *some* original ideas and portrayals of the characters and events in the overall story, but it still feels like you're better off reading the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Doppoetry Not to say that this *isn't* an important work, it very much is, but I suppose I came into this expecting a more interesting epic poem about heroism and perseverance, and not just veiled “Guys the emperor is a really cool guy, and everything will be okay with him in charge.“ type thing.

No wonder Virgil tried to wipe it from existence, it's a bit *too* on the nose.
2mo
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TheEllieMo
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Eggs So true👏🏻👏🏻 3mo
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AnishaInkspill
Aeneid | Virgil
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#SundayFunday @bookmarktavern

definitely with something in mind, I can't browse, it's no good for me, 😂 😂 if I did, I'd come out with the whole store .

Mind you, that doesn't work either, I have 3 translations of The Aeneid, and let's not even get to how many versions of Frankenstein or Romo and Juliet I have - ummm, 7 for the first and 5 for the second, so yeah, no browsing for me 😂

BookmarkTavern I sympathize completely! I have 9 copies of Dracula. 🧛🏻 Thanks for sharing! 4mo
AnnCrystal 📚🛍️📚🛍️📚👏😂 #1 is a true hazard! 4mo
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Super_Jane
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Stephen Fry once again delivered a brilliant book about the e Greek myths. An amazing addition to his series.

#myths #greek

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trifleneurotic
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His various letters are illuminating, his Philippic against Antony is furious & damning, and his expositions on Duties & Old Age are still relevant today. The style in his written letters & essays may be more accessible to modern readers than his speeches, which can get long in the tooth. But stick with it. As a window into Ancient Rome & into the mind of the most celebrated orator of his time, his insight is still penetrating & meaningful.

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trifleneurotic
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"Life's course is invariable - nature has one path only, and you cannot travel along it more than once. Every stage of life has its own characteristics: boys are feeble, youths in their prime are aggressive, middle-aged men are dignified, old people are mature. Each one of these qualities is ordained by nature for harvesting in due season." - from On Old Age