| 1. |  | Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)
from W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
Seamus Heaney's brilliant contribution to literature makes the epic poem accessible without sacrificing its power or poetry. A `must read' which deserves many more than the 5 stars I was able to assign. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Odyssey
from Penguin Classics
Price: $10.37
Customer Review:
The Odyssey is one of my favorite classics and it is one of my favorite units to teach. Odysseus' journey is aided and hindered by the gods and goddesses, and it is interesting to see how they work for and against him in order for him to return home. I cannot imagine being away from home for twenty... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
from Avon Books
Customer Review:
"And you can also commit an injustice by doing nothing." -- Marcus Aurelius, from Meditations
My sister loves this book, but I was never able to get into it until I found this translation. Marcus Aurelius wrote this for his own usage - it was never intended for publication, much less being seen... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $11.56
Customer Review:
Though I have read and I teach The Odyssey, it was good to read The Iliad in order to get more background about the Trojan War. This book is definitely not for the faint-of-heart and Homer's war details are very graphic and grotesque.
However, the theme of honor is timeless and I really got... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Inferno (Modern Library Classics)
from Modern Library
Price: $7.88
Customer Review:
Choosing which translation of Dante's Divine Comedy to read is a very subjective and personal question. Any translation involves balancing the meaning, feel, and artistry of the work, normally at the expense of at least one of these qualities. A major consideration is the topic of rhyme. The Divine... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $8.00
Customer Review:
Coghill - a friend of Lewis - provides a very fresh and loyal translation (a verse translation) to Chaucer. Nothing of course is better than the real thing, but I suggest this always as a happy second. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $10.88
Customer Review:
Any translation of The Aeneid is an epic undertaking, so our response to it, given the tradeoffs inherent in converting Virgil's high Latin into another language, ought to be at least respectful, and moreover measured by appropriate sensitivity to the translator's purpose. And here, Robert Fagles... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Essential Rumi
from HarperOne
Price: $17.49
Customer Review:
I love to pick this book up on any given day and just read a random page for some inspiration. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Aeneid
from Vintage
Price: $8.40
Customer Review:
I actually translated The Aeneid from Latin to English when I was a junior in high school. However, I realized as I studied it for my Masters Epic/Mythology class, I was definitely not translating for comprehension. I must say that Homer has ruined me and I did not find Virgil's tragic view of life... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $9.75
Customer Review:
If you want to know about the translation, better read another review because I am no expert on translations of classic literature.
All I have to say, is that I sincerely relished every page of Homer's Odyssey. Literary experts (such as my English professors at college) may find fault or... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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