The Odyssey—Homer (Fagles v Lattimore)

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I thought it was about time to get back to some ancient literature, so I settled on The Odyssey for this week. About two years ago, I read the Samuel Butler prose translation that the Great Books series used. But for the Decade Project, past readings don’t count. So this time around, I went for the Richmond Lattimore translation. And, for a follow-up, i…