Thank you, Alice! Although this now means I'm going to have to read three books, as Ian McKellen narrates the Robert Fagles translation and Stephen Fry narrates his own retelling! This is gonna be a real test of the strategy in this newsletter! Let's go!
Thanks for the heads up! I’ll start with the Mitchell translation. I’m up for seeing how far I can take the method I describe in this newsletter, so let’s see if I can manage three versions of The Odyssey ahead of the film release, purely by reducing wasted time! I’ll report back in mid-July! 📚
May I suggest the Stephen Mitchell translation? The reading experience will be so good, you won't even want your phone ;-) https://stephenmitchellbooks.com/translations-adaptations/odyssey/
Thank you, Alice! Although this now means I'm going to have to read three books, as Ian McKellen narrates the Robert Fagles translation and Stephen Fry narrates his own retelling! This is gonna be a real test of the strategy in this newsletter! Let's go!
If you have a version you like, that's all good ;-))) Those both sound good (although I find the Robert Fagles pretty dry....)
Thanks for the heads up! I’ll start with the Mitchell translation. I’m up for seeing how far I can take the method I describe in this newsletter, so let’s see if I can manage three versions of The Odyssey ahead of the film release, purely by reducing wasted time! I’ll report back in mid-July! 📚
I'm going to be cheering you on!
This is a wonderful post. I teach workshops on focus and this post is going to get a reference. Thank you!
Thank you so much, Delia! Delighted to hear this resonated with you. I hope it does with your students, too!