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Ph.D in English (i.e., broke tenant of cramped cubicle space in the netherworld of the ivory tower).
Wanna-be writer with zero publication credits aside from a few minor contributions in relatively distinguished literary magazines.
Ph.D in English (i.e., broke tenant of cramped cubicle space in the netherworld of the ivory tower).
Wanna-be writer with zero publication credits aside from a few minor contributions in relatively distinguished literary magazines.
Reading Emily Wilson’s magisterial translation of The Iliad. No shade to the good ol’ boys (Fagles, Fitzgerald, Lattimore, among others), but Wilson’s is the one that speaks to me most. Especially in our present moment.
November 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Reading Emily Wilson’s magisterial translation of The Iliad. No shade to the good ol’ boys (Fagles, Fitzgerald, Lattimore, among others), but Wilson’s is the one that speaks to me most. Especially in our present moment.