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The Odyssey: A New Translation by Peter Green
Both Wilson and Green capture the spirit of the Odyssey, but word-for-word, Green also captures a feel for the Homeric language, an experience closer to the original.
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The Odyssey
Wilson offers a fluent, straightforward, and accessible version of the Homeric epic; a solid reading edition.
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The Iliad: A New Translation by Peter Green
A fine translation, accurate and energetic, though it doesn't stand out in the crowded field of other such works, especially Powell's.
Among the best audiobooks of the year, this set is recommended to all listeners.
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The Odyssey
Powell's fine reading translation is accessible yet true to the feel and sense of the Greek; it is more accurate than Stanley Lombardo's version and more poetic than that by Robert Fagles.
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The Iliad
Staying true to Homer's poetic rhythms, Powell avoids the modified iambic lines found in Lattimore's, Fagles's, and Mitchell's works. He also avoids Lombardo's tendency to cast Homer in contemporary language and Fitzgerald's anachronisms. This fine version of The Iliad has a feel for the Greek but is more accessible than Verity's translation. Highly recommended for all libraries.
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Rocket Boys: A Memoir
Few boys escaped the coal mining towns of West Virginia of the 1950s without football scholarships, but Hickam and his friends sought a way...
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The Iliad
Recommended for the student seeking a solid scholarly translation. For a more satisfying read, however, one should turn to Stephen Mitchell, reviewed above, or the work of Robert Fagles.
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The Dinosaur Hunter
Details of cattle ranching, paleontological fieldwork, and small-town life all combine to heighten the realism and suspense in Hickam's (Rocket Boys) latest book, which should appeal to lovers of mysteries and the West.
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